Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...

While bacteria can grow biofilms on any surface, researcher Gross found that microplastics supercharged this process. When ...

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Microplastics are accumulating in vital organs and promoting antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which can prolong diseases ...

Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a ...

Professor Dennis Agbonlahor, former Vice-Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, has lamented that out of the 40 ...

Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When ...

3️⃣ Bacterial slime: Microplastics provide an excellent breeding ground, which may be contributing to the growing problem of dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbugs, new research found.