It’s usually not your standard bacterial pneumonia,” Sabella said in an Oct. 28 news release about the uptick in cases. “Walking pneumonia is usually caused by something called mycoplasma pneumonia, ...

A leading group of scientists has said research aimed at developing synthetic 'mirror' bacteria should be halted because it could pose an existential threat to humanity. The coalition of 38 ...

Andra Cīrule, Chief Medical Officer of Riga East Clinical University Hospital “Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Centre” points out: “The prevalence of diseases caused by Mycoplasma bacteria has increased ...

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Bacterial skin infections can happen when bacteria enter the body due to a break in the skin. Different types of skin infections include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), impetigo, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported a spike in respiratory infections caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae, most commonly known to cause walking pneumonia.

Scientists believe that mirror bacteria constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature could put life on Earth at an ‘unprecedented risk’. The international group of Nobel laureates and ...

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A group of researchers has published new findings in Science Policy Forum on potential risks from the development of mirror bacteria—synthetic organisms in which all molecules have reversed ...