bacteria

The 5-Second Rule and Fallen Food: Fact or Fiction? - Cleveland Clinic The short answer from a registered dietitian Food that lands on the floor will pick up some bacteria. That is a fact. But will that contamination be enough to give you gastric regret? That’s the question at the heart of the...

Scientists at Caltech accidentally discover bacteria that eat metal - The Denver Channel A bacteria that was thought to have existed a century ago, but could never be found, has finally been discovered. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) microbiologists Jared Leadbetter and Hang...

What Quarantine Is Doing to Your Body’s Wondrous World of Bacteria - Smithsonian The germs, fungi and mites that grow on our hands, face, armpits and elsewhere have become stranded during the age of social distancing e may feel isolated now, in our homes, or apart in parks, or behind...

Copper Destroys Viruses and Bacteria. Why Isn’t It Everywhere? - Vice It could destroy norovirus, MRSA, virulent strains of E. coli, and coronaviruses—including the novel strain currently causing the COVID-19 pandemic. In 1852, physician Victor Burq visited a copper smelter in Paris's 3rd...

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires are betting on a bacteria that could change the way we grow food - Peak Oil Nitrogen-fixing bacteria may not sound like the most alluring topic, but it’s capturing the attention of the world’s most influential billionaires, who see it as a concrete...

These 5 Spots In Your Kitchen Are Probably Dirtier Than Your Bathroom - Parents Gross-out alert! Keep your family healthy by tackling these germy spots in your kitchen ASAP. Can you imagine serving dinner to your family…in the bathroom? Ew, right? But consider this: "There are more fecal...