microbiology

Our toothbrushes are home to hundreds of new viruses. They could be the future of biotech.

Fri, 10/11/2024 - 15:59

Tech Insider

A closeup image of a hand holding a toothbrush under the running water of a sink faucet — New research founds hundreds of previously unseen viruses are hanging out on our toothbrushes and shower heads, but that might be a very good thing for future biotech innovation.
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health, health, microbiology, Science, viruses, phages

Viruses Found on Toothbrushes Are ‘Unlike Anything Seen Before’

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:10

Gizmodo

health, bacteria, microbiology, viruses

Researchers explored pitch-black pits in Yucatán's labyrinthine underwater caves to unlock the secrets of the rivers that provide drinking water to millions

Sun, 11/19/2023 - 11:47

Tech Insider

A diver in blue swims among stalagmites and stalactites in the Yucatán's underwater caves — Divers swam throughout Yucatán's underwater caves taking samples of the different microbes that live there.
Natalie Gibb/Under the Jungle

Science, microbes, geology, yucatan-peninsula, microbiome, microbiology

Viruses Found in Zoo Poo Might Help Fight Off Bacterial Superbugs, Scientists Say

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 16:45

Gizmodo : Environment

One animal’s poo might be another person’s treasure. Scientists in the UK say they’ve discovered viruses that could be turned into a weapon against bacterial superbugs in a perhaps unexpected place: the feces of several endangered species at a nearby zoo. The team believes these viruses could be especially effective…