Researchers have shown that air samples from Beijing contain DNA from genes that make bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics we have.

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The most common bacteria on human skin secrete a protein which protects us from the reactive oxygen species thought to contribute to several skin diseases. 

Our gut does more than help us digest food; intestinal bacteria have been implicated in everything from mental health and sleep, to weight gain and cravings for certain foods.

Is losing your appetite a good thing when you are sick?

Researchers at King’s College London have found a new link between the diversity of bacteria in human poo – known as the human faecal microbiome - and levels of abdominal body fat. 

Drug-resistant organisms, or so-called "superbugs," are a growing public health threat because "last-resort" therapeutics-employed only when other drugs fail to kill an infection-are failing.

Machine learning can predict strains of bacteria likely to cause food poisoning outbreaks, research has found.