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A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders

How two University of Tennessee researchers are working to prevent an outbreak

Five sugar-hungry bacteria team up against a nasty stomach bug

Researchers are figuring out how to starve Clostridioides difficile infections

Don't bank on herd immunity to save us from COVID-19

The best way forward is to use quality research to shape policy

Eating more fiber feeds whipworm parasites in our guts

New research shows that interactions between diet and parasites might make people with whipworm infection sicker

Cytokines prevent the whooping cough bacteria from invading the rest of the body (in mice)

Researchers hope that this finding will eventually lead to new treatment for the disease in infants

CDC confirms three person-to-person cases of coronavirus in the United States

The number includes a patient in Sacramento County, California, but it does not include 44 people from a cruise ship quarantined in Japan

"Insect destroyer" fungus uses tiny, squishy cannons to fire spores

Scientists are studying this fungus for use as a more environmentally-friendly insecticide

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How one invasive plant can change a rainforest

The mountain apple's entry into Indonesia a century ago still threatens biodiversity there

A version of this article originally appeared on NPR Scicommers

Can the right microbes really solve all your health problems?

A microbiologist explains the latest gut science