Antibiotic

Doctors operate under a dim light in a clinic.

Invisible ‘superbug’ could be more deadly than bombs in Middle East war zones

Health & Medicine

The “superbug” bacteria often strike at much higher rates in the Middle East, according to Doctors Without Borders. The bacteria attack invisibly and without warning in the mangled limbs, bullet holes and other wounds of civilians and fighters in war zones.

Magnified red microbes float among a yellow background

A micro safari through household germs reveals that cleanliness isn’t always a good thing

Medicine
A computer model of a bacteriophage, which looks like a robot bug.

Are viruses the best weapon for fighting superbugs?

Health & Medicine