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• Five-Second Rule Debunked in Surgery as Dropped Implants Face Instant and Persistent Contamination Risks

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Health

  A randomized bench study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology reveals that surgical implants dropped on operating room floors are immediately colonized by clinica...

• Beyond the Propeller: Arizona State University Scientists Discover Bacteria "Swashing" and Shifting Molecular Gears

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers have identified two previously unknown methods of bacterial locomotion that function independently of traditional whip-like flagella. The findings detail a metabolic "s...