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The Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, is one of the most significant oil-producing regions in the world. It spans over 70,000 square kilometres and is also an area of great biodiversity, including mangroves, swamps and rainforests. However, the region has been plagued by severe environmental pollution for decades, primarily due…

As of early August, 43 people had gotten sick and three of them died

Understanding how life began and evolved on Earth is a question that has fascinated humans for a long time, and modern scientists have made great advances when it comes to finding some answers. Now, our recent study hopes to offer new insights into the origin of life on Earth.

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Exposure to bacteria in landfill sites and polluted rivers may explain prevalence among city-dwelling birds

In the study, researchers analysed 700 samples of bacteria taken from the guts of 30 species of wild birds across eight countries, including the UK.

In very rare instances, the live microorganisms in probiotics can cause dangerous infections.

The town’s troubles started in 2018, when its water tested positive for the dangerous E.coli bacteria.

Microbiologist Karin Hjort discusses what heteroresistance is and how it could change the way we treat bacterial infections.

Bacteria can mutate surprisingly fast to resist antibiotics.

These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to help patients who are infected.