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Alaska woman opens a container of fresh Red Velvet cake. Then something dangerous appears between the layers: ‘It’s not hair in your cake’

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 29th
Chicago Woman’s Routine Wendy’s Delivery Turns Into a $93,000 Medical Nightmare After She Allegedly Contracts a Rare Bacterial Infection

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 25th
Half the DNA on NYC’s Subway Matches No Known Organism With New Map of Subway Bacteria

By Dan Van Winkle Feb 6th
Beautiful Photos of the Bacteria Found on Toilet Seats, iPhones, and Inside a Butthole

By Carolyn Cox Feb 2nd
Things We Saw Today: Little Girl Brings Joy, Dance to NYC Subway Platform

By Alanna Bennett Dec 6th
Spray This Bacteria on Your Face and Never Need to Take a Shower Again, Says Start-Up Company

By Victoria McNally May 23rd
Bacteria Who Have No Friends Mutate Faster, Just Like Supervillains

By Victoria McNally May 6th
Study Proves 5 Second Rule is Scientifically Accurate

By Carolyn Cox Mar 13th
Scientists Named An Acne-Causing Bacterium After Frank Zappa

By Victoria McNally Feb 19th
Slimy Biofilms Formed In Space Are Tougher, Thicker, And Display New Structures

By Jonah Feldman Aug 15th
Flagella Let Some Bacteria Swim Through Mucus More Easily Than Water

By Ian Chant Aug 14th
Vibrant Bacteria Art Inspires “Ewws” and “Ahhhs”

By Brooke Jaffe Aug 6th
Buried Lake Vostok May Support a Thriving Ecosystem Two Miles Beneath the Surface of Antarctica

By Jonah Feldman Jul 8th
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Repurposed Into Disease-Fighting Glue

By Jeff LaSala Apr 11th
Symbiotic Bacteria Tell Squid When To Hunt, When To Sleep

By Ian Chant Apr 2nd
Caffeine-Junkie Bacteria Discovered, Could Help Clean Up Water Pollution, Decaffeinate Drinks

By Ian Chant Apr 1st
Few Too Many Pounds? Trim Down With Bacteria From Your Buddy’s Gut

By Jeff LaSala Mar 28th
Russian Scientists Claim New Kind of Bacterial Life Found in Lake Vostok

By Ian Chant Mar 8th
The Oldest Life on Earth Still Dominates at This German Cold Spring

By Ian Chant Jan 22nd
Some Bacteria From Earth Could Survive In Martian Atmosphere

By Ian Chant Jan 8th