Bacteria

Surgeons removed the hands and forearms of a New Jersey resident who had contracted the bacteria while crabbing last month.

The beaches tested positive for a harmful bacteria.

Around one in 10 people who get infected with the bacteria die.

Leprosy is caused by an infection of the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, which can cause skin lesions, nerve damage, disfigurement and disability.

The most common gene found is resistant to an antibiotic that's frequently used.

And that's not the only way it uses bacteria.

Cyanobacteria could be harnessed by space colonists to produce oxygen and create a biosphere in which humans can live.

How many bacteria are alive today that could cause pandemics in the future?

Checking the plant numbers and Julian dates on a carton of eggs can help consumers avoid getting sick.

Typhoid is most commonly spread via contaminated food and water.

Previous outbreaks have also been linked to these pills, but this is the first time this particular kind of Salmonella has been found.

Some researchers are looking into how to make sure babies experience the traditional benefits of birth no matter the delivery method.

These scientists are sticking to paper towels.

"We're kind of giving bacteria amnesia," study author Gerard Wong told Newsweek.

A new study has found that rubber ducks are teeming with potentially harmful bacteria and fungi. But it's not the only household item with a dirty secret.

Next step is a cure for these conditions.

Science has documented just two other cases of this bacteria infecting humans—and none quite like this.

This bacteria has a pretty cool super power.

Artificial cold air sometimes smells bad and science is on it.

Researcher says the bacteria plays Russian roulette by mutating to avoid treatment.

Results from taste tests were not immediately available.

The infections currently impact 13 U.S. states.

"Raw water" basically means contaminated water. And contaminated water means water that can make you sick.

What does this mean for life beyond Earth?

The discovery opens up the tantalizing possibility that on other planets, life forms that need only atmospheric gas to survive exist, too.

A new study reveals that fast food restaurants are surprisingly clean.

Humans living in space also, inevitably, means bacteria living in space.

They're running tests to try to learn more about the bacteria.

The prokaryotic fossils represent the planet's oldest-known form of life.

When the steppe peoples entered Europe in a bid to leave the plague behind, they would have unwittingly introduced the bacterium to entirely new populations which had never encountered it.