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Seven Michigan beaches are closed or under advisories due to high bacteria levels. Closures and advisories affect beaches in Oakland, Roscommon, Charlevoix, Allegan, Iosco, Macomb and Grand Traverse ...

Scientists have discovered a gruesome microbial survival strategy: when food is scarce, some bacteria kill and consume their neighbors.

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A microbiologist has revealed exactly how often we should be washing our bedding - with some items in need of cleaning more ...

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Ceramides aren’t just another moisturizer buzzword. From breakthrough lipid blends to ingestible rice-ceramide capsules, learn how these barrier-building molecules curb dryness, redness, and premature ...

According to a microbiologist, we shed "hundreds of thousands of skin cells" every night, exposing our beds to millions of ...