Skip to content

Valeria Culotta

Refine by

 

Date

Topic:

Article Type

Special Series

Author

How the Ocean Works
Lyme Disease Bacteria Have Quirky Needs

Lyme Disease Bacteria Have Quirky Needs

Scientists have confirmed that the pathogen that causes Lyme disease—unlike any other known organism—can exist without iron, a metal that all other life needs to make proteins and enzymes. Instead of iron, the bacteria substitute […]