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With you in the room, bacteria counts spike

With you in the room, bacteria counts spike | Science News | Scoop.it
A person's mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour -- material largely left behind by previous occupants and stirred up from the floor -- according to new research by Yale University engineers.
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Scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells

Scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells | Science News | Scoop.it
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells - and cause disease - by manipulating a natural cellular process.
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Using ionized plasmas as cheap sterilizers for developing world

Using ionized plasmas as cheap sterilizers for developing world | Science News | Scoop.it
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Berkeley, scientists have shown that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs not only can sterilize water, but make it antimicrobial – able to kill bacteria – for as long as a week after...
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Gut microbe networks differ from norm in obese people, systems biology approach reveals

Gut microbe networks differ from norm in obese people, systems biology approach reveals | Science News | Scoop.it
People harbor more than 100 trillion microbes. These microbes live in various habitats on and within the human anatomy; the gut houses the densest population of all, containing hundreds of bacterial species.
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Beating superbugs with a high-tech cleanser

Beating superbugs with a high-tech cleanser | Science News | Scoop.it
Scientists have developed an efficient, cost-effective liquid solution that fights antibiotic-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces and keeps patients safe from life-threatening infections.
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