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Vampires are spooky, bacteria can be scary… and when you put them together? Things get a bit spooky-scary. New research published earlier this year reveal that some bacteria actually act like vampires. That is, they thirst for human blood and will feed on it when the chance arrives. Dr. Arden Baylink of Washington State University, the lead author of the study, joined Mike Rogers on the “Something Offbeat” podcast to explain.

<p>Vampires are spooky, bacteria can be scary… and when you put them together? Things get a bit spooky-scary. <a href="https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/93178v2">New research</a> published earlier this year reveal <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/vampire-bacteria-with-thirst-for-human-blood-discovered">that some bacteria actually act like vampires</a>. That is, they thirst for human blood and will feed on it when the chance arrives. <a href="https://vetmed.wsu.edu/our-team/wsu-profile/arden.baylink/">Dr. Arden Baylink of Washington State University</a>, the lead author of the study, joined Mike Rogers on the “Something Offbeat” podcast to explain.</p>

What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

<p>What&rsquo;s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.</p>

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