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Future interplanetary explorers beware: Hitchhiking bacteria brought to Mars on human bodies might not only survive the harsh conditions on the Red Planet’s surface but also potentially thrive.
Recent experiments exposed four common disease-causing microbes to a simulated Mars-like environment, with its lack of water, scant atmospheric pressure, deadly ultraviolet radiation and toxic salts. The bacteria remained alive for various periods of time and, in some cases, even grew in the imitation Martian sands, researchers report in the January Astrobiology
Ancient tiny fossils from Australia may carry evidence of great power: the ability to make oxygen through photosynthesis.
The fossilized bacteria, dating from 1.73 billion to 1.78 billion years ago, are chock-full of structures that resemble those where oxygen-producing photosynthesis takes place in most modern cyanobacteria and in plants. Called thylakoid membranes, the structures are the oldest ever found, researchers report January 3 in Nature. The finding pushes back the evidence of thylakoids in cyanobacteria by 1.2 billion years.
Bedbugs may be able to acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a recent study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
MRSA is a type of bacteria found on people’s skin that can cause serious infections. In some cases, it can lead to sepsis or even death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“Our findings provide the first experimental support for the hypothesis that bedbugs may contribute to the transmission of MRSA in
‘Best temperature’ to wash bedding to kill bacteria and dust mites – not 60 or 90 (Image: GETTY)
The cost of living crisis has changed the way households use their washing machine in a bid to cut water and electricity bills.
However, the correct temperature must be chosen when washing bedding and duvets to ensure they are hygienically clean.
Express.co.uk spoke exclusively to Chris Tattersall, Sleep Expert and Woolroom MD about cleaning bed sheets.
He said: “Washing your bed sheets
Shower curtains often get mucky as they’re kept in moist environments and are rarely left to completely dry out making them prone to mould and mildew.
A study conducted by Safe Home tested three shower curtains and surveyed more than 500 people about their shower activities.
The survey found that shower curtains have upward of 60 times more microbial life than toilet seats.
With this in mind, the cleaning experts at Daily Poppins have shared how to combat stubborn mould
Coral reefs are hot spots for more than fish.
Fish and corals in reefs across the Pacific Ocean may harbor nearly 3 million varieties of bacteria, researchers report June 1 in Nature Communications.
That means scientists are vastly underestimating Earth’s microbiome, microbiologist Pierre Galand of Sorbonne University in Paris said at a May 31 news conference. The new count of bacteria living in the Pacific Ocean’s coral reefs alone falls within current estimates for the total microbial diversity of
The small motorboat anchors in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Shrieks of wintering birds assault the vessel’s five crew members, all clad in bright orange flotation suits. One of the crew slowly pulls a rope out of the water to retrieve a plastic tube, about the length of a person’s arm and filled with mud from the bottom of the bay. As the tube is hauled on board, the stench of rotten eggs fills the air.
“Chesapeake Bay mud
Vaping may cause gum disease by changing the unique community of bacteria in the mouth, new research reveals today.
Researchers have studied dental exams to compare the oral health of cigarette smokers, vapers, and people who have never smoked.
Vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, are devices that allow you to inhale nicotine in a vapour rather than smoke.
The experts found vapers have a ‘microbial community’ enriched in bacteria that have already been linked with gum disease.
This unique oral
