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Brain-eating amoebas kill by turning your body against you
Water-dwelling parasites that can munch on our brain cells are spreading as the climate warms. Understanding what makes them lethal could lead to better treatments
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Microbes found at bottom of ocean are our long-lost relatives
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Rock-forming microbes may be suited for life on other planets
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Intestine-inspired 3D printed fashion will hold glowing bacteria
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Antarctica’s Blood Falls are a sign of life below ground
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Microbes play villainous role in Arctic climate change
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World’s first malaria vaccine could be rolled out by end of year
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Virus hiding in our genome protects early human embryos
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Is super-diverse Amazon microbiome something to strive for?
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Anglo-Saxon remedy kills hospital superbug MRSA
A potion made from a medieval medical recipe killed MRSA bacteria in the lab, raising hopes it could lead to new treatments for modern-day skin infections
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Bacteria power up by using magnets as batteries
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NHS game-changers: The antibiotic apocalypse
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Icy pools are oases for unique glacier ecosystems
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Common gum-disease bug may also give cancer a boost
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