Read more about the article FALSE CLAIMS: Experts Debunk Scientific Claims That Human Babies Are Colonised By Bacteria Before Birth
University College Cork and APC Microbiome Ireland Principal Investigator Prof Jens Walter poses in undated photo. He assembled a trans-disciplinary team of 46 leading experts from around the world to evaluate the evidence for microbes in human foetuses. (UCC/Newsflash)

FALSE CLAIMS: Experts Debunk Scientific Claims That Human Babies Are Colonised By Bacteria Before Birth

A team of experts has debunked previous scientific claims that humans are colonised by bacteria before birth. University College Cork and APC Microbiome Ireland Principal Investigator Prof Jens Walter poses in undated photo. He assembled a trans-disciplinary team of 46 leading experts from around the world to evaluate the evidence…

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Read more about the article SUPERBUG BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists Discover New Way To Wipe Out Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Photo shows Dynobactin, an antibiotic discovered by an international research team with the participation of the University of Basel, undated photo. Dynobactin is also effective against resistant problem germs. (Biozentrum, University of Basel/Newsflash)

SUPERBUG BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists Discover New Way To Wipe Out Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

(starts) Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic that can wipe out pathogens that are resistant to current treatments. An international team of researchers believes the breakthrough could lead to new drugs to help mitigate the antibiotics crisis. The discovery raises hopes of a cure for untreatable bugs which - experts…

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Read more about the article MUMMY MIA: Oldest Known E. Coli Sample Dating Back To 16th Century Extracted From Italian Mummy
Researchers reconstruct the genome of E. coli, using fragments from gallstone of 16th century mummy. (Division of Paleopathology of the University of Pisa/Newsflash)

MUMMY MIA: Oldest Known E. Coli Sample Dating Back To 16th Century Extracted From Italian Mummy

The oldest known sample of an E. coli bacteria has been extracted from a 16th-century Italian mummy by an international team of researchers. Modern E. coli bacteria is often found in the digestive system of healthy humans and animals and while most forms of it are harmless, researchers revealed in…

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