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Mother Nature seems to be releasing her fury on the US – first murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now a deadly plant bacteria. Greenhouses in Michigan have been ordered to destroy any Fantasia Pink Flare geraniums imported from Guatemala, as the flowers are carrying a bacteria that could threaten food crops across the nation. The … Read more
Chicken treated with chlorine STILL has salmonella on it and could kill poorest Britons if US produce is allowed to be sold cheaply in the UK after Brexit, expert warns Dr Callum Highmore revealed that salmonella is present in chlorinated chicken Research fellow at Southampton University speaks on Channel 5 documentary Chlorinated chicken banned in EU, … Read more
Statins may reduce the amount of harmful microbiota in the guts of obese people, according to a new study. Scientists have found that a type of gut bacteria known as Bact2 is far more common in obese people. These microbes are seen in just 3.9 per cent of lean individuals, but are present in more than … Read more
Bugs found in food and water may help to cause type 2 diabetes in people who are obese. Almost four million people in the UK have diabetes, and most have type 2 diabetes, for which the major cause is obesity and bad diet. But now a study suggests bacteria in the environment may play a … Read more
FBI star Derek Hedlund was warned doctors might AMPUTATE his leg after flesh-eating bacteria infected a ‘tiny’ crab scratch Crab clawed his leg while he was moving a jet ski in New Jersey in July ‘Tiny’ scratch immediately started swelling up Hedlund sought medical attention, and was diagnosed with flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio Was warned that … Read more
A common type of gut bacteria may play a role in the development of bowel cancer, research suggests. An international team of scientists have shown that a toxin released by a strain of E.coli – a dangerous bacteria usually found in the lower intestine – causes unique ‘fingerprints’ of DNA damage to the cells lining the … Read more
Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic that can kill even the toughest superbugs that have become resistant to all other known drugs, a new study reveals. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers ran about 6,000 molecules through their artificial intelligence program, searching for those that could kill E. coli. Of all those, the … Read more
Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic that can kill even the toughest superbugs that have become resistant to all other known drugs, a new study reveals. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers ran about 6,000 molecules through their artificial intelligence program, searching for those that could kill E. coli. Of all those, the … Read more
So THAT is why an apple a day is good for you! The fruit contains 100MILLION bacteria including healthy probiotics – but 90% of them are found in the core Researchers in Austria compared organically grown apples to shop-bought ones They suggest 10million bacteria are in the apple’s flesh, with most in the core Organic … Read more
A new air filter may be able to kill bacteria and viruses floating in the air in the blink of an eye. The device uses ‘non-thermal plasma’ (NTP), a gas which causes molecules to react with oxygen to create ozone. Ozone is known to be anti-bacterial and destroys pathogens by rupturing their cell walls. But … Read more