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Four commonly used artificial sweeteners – saccharine, sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium — can promote the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes, according to new research. This digitally colorized, scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image, depicts a clump of yellow-colored, spheroid shaped, Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that were enmeshed in a blue-colored, …

Photo: Pond5 With the “I Quit Sugar” revolution in full force, most of us are aware that too much of the sweet stuff can be bad news for our waistline, heart health and overall well-being. As a result, many food manufacturers and home chefs turn to natural sweeteners in an …