Surprising Science — September 25, 2009

Bladder Infection

Bladder Infection Medical science originally gave us antibiotics to remove bacteria by killing bacteria. But let’s pause for a moment and remember that our goal is not to neccessarily kill them, but to remove them, right ? ClearTract works smarter, not harder, and takes it easy on your body

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Bladder InfectionMedical science originally gave us antibiotics to remove bacteria by killing bacteria. But let’s pause for a moment and remember that our goal is not to neccessarily kill them, but to remove them, right ? ClearTract works smarter, not harder, and takes it easy on your body

Bladder Infection

Medical science originally gave us antibiotics to remove bacteria by killing bacteria. But let’s pause for a moment and remember that our goal is not to neccessarily kill them, but to remove them, right ? ClearTract works smarter, not harder, and takes it easy on your body

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Health

Antibiotic resistance: Researchers have directly proven that bacteria can change shape inside humans to avoid antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance poses one of the biggest threats to global public health.

Every Breath You Take. The Hidden Danger of the Aeolian Plankton

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Thinking

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The mystery at the heart of consciousness

“Is it possible that consciousness is a much more basic phenomenon in nature and is essentially pervading everything?”

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Annaka Harris

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Does the CMB really “prove” the Big Bang?

Since the mid-1960s, the CMB has been identified with the Big Bang’s leftover glow. Could any alternative explanations still work?

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