You may need a shower after hearing the results of this eye-opening study. Northwestern University researchers identified more than 600 different viruses on 92 showerhead and 34 toothbrush samples — ...

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There are hundreds of different viruses on shower heads and toothbrushes, a new study finds. These organisms, called bacteriophages, don’t typically make people sick but instead fight potentially ...

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Scientists have used AI to design bacteriophages, or viruses that infect only bacteria. Does the prospect of designing ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that human cells initiate self-destruction processes when viruses disrupt RNA production, ...

VIVIAN, LA - DECEMBER 12: With a temperature of 103.8, Asa Moore, 6, of Vivian, Louisiana is examined by John Messier, a physician's assistant, at the North Caddo Surgical and Medical Center for ...

Your bathroom is teaming with biodiversity. Microbiologists have discovered a rainforest of unknown microbial species from your toothbrush to your showerhead. But should we be concerned? In a new ...

Cold air does not kill germs. Actually, cold weather can make it easier for viruses and bacteria to spread — here's why.