The contracts of 140 term employees at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg were not renewed recently, while the federal government cut costs across departments, their union told the ...

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Some notoriously difficult-to-treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new ...

Mycobacterium abscessus is a fast-growing, pathogenic mycobacteria that can cause lung infections, and people who have ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

Mycobacterium abscessus is a fast-growing, pathogenic mycobacteria that can cause lung infections, and people who have respiratory conditions or are immunocompromised face a higher risk. It can also ...

Once upon a time, science communication was a niche hobby, reserved for the rare few who could translate lab jargon into something the public might understand. Carl Sagan made it look easy, but most ...

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