Maine is set to receive $258,000 from the EPA to monitor beach water and warn the public when bacteria levels pose a health risk.

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At least 24 UC and CSU campuses have lost training grants that provided their students with annual stipends of approximately ...

Some consumers and milk producers herald the perceived health benefits of raw milk, but federal and state health officials ...

A propagating mechanism helps Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria adopt a competent state that allows them to resist antibiotic ...

Scientists have discovered yet another never-before-seen strand of bacteria growing on a space station. This time it was ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria.

NASA scientists have accidentally uncovered 26 previously unknown species of bacteria—a discovery that challenges current ...

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