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If you feel like your six-year-old has suddenly become more picky about the texture of his dinner, don’t worry. He’ll… Read More »New study on children and food: Fruit pieces in yogurt are disliked by a particular age group
Pseudomonas aeruginosa —an environmental bacterium that can cause devastating multidrug-resistant infections, particularly in people with underlying lung diseases—evolved rapidly and… Read More »Scientists map how deadly bacteria evolved into epidemics