Every now and then we’re reminded by a new study that public places are completely covered with bacteria (and then we try not to vom handling grocery carts and restaurant menus). Out comes the ol’ ...

A new startup called Germ is bringing end-to-end encrypted messaging to the Bluesky social network, allowing its users to have a more secure option for chats than Bluesky’s existing DMs. After over ...

Travelling doesn't have to mean compromising your health. By staying alert to these common areas and practising simple hygiene habits, you can enjoy a stress-free journey.

The notion of a Gay Germ—homosexuality transmitted as some sort of infection—probably horrifies many mainstream intellectuals unfamiliar with the details of modern evolutionary biology. Therefore, it ...

Wheat germ oil is full of Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that defends the skin against free radicals and encourages a youthful and glowing complexion.

What are germ cell tumours? Germ cell tumours develop from germ cells. These are the cells in the body that develop into sperm and eggs. Germ cell tumours most often develop in the ovary or testicle ...

Germ cells are specialized cells that are responsible for transmitting the genome of an individual organism to its offspring. The defining characteristic of the germ cells is their ability to undergo ...

This article about germ theory denialism is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, ...

Accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic modifiers have key roles in genome-wide reprogramming and activation and repression of specific genes during mammalian germ-cell development. Germ-cell ...