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Thanks again to the Koslicki Lab at Penn State for supporting this episode. Their lab focuses on computational biology, ...

Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria ...

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If there’s one room in your home that should be clean, it’s the kitchen. Any place where food is stored and prepared has the ...