Life
‘Bug’ prints can put you at crime scene
By comparing the unique collection of bacteria found on a person's hand with those recovered at a crime scene, microbes could act like fingerprints
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Environment
Organic pesticide doubles up as worm killer
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Health
Bugging bugs: Learning to speak microbe
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Earth
The real Avatar: ocean bacteria act as ‘superorganism’
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Superbugs blamed on shoddy repairs
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Life
Slime mould considers the menu before going to dinner
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Earth
First breath: Earth’s billion-year struggle for oxygen
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Health
Chikungunya foiled by copycat ‘virus’
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Life
I, virus: Why you’re only half human
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Health
Viruses use ‘hive intelligence’ to focus their attack
By hopping over cells that are already infected, viruses can concentrate their efforts on previously uninfected cells
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Health
Bacteria rewired to flash in sync
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Life
Horizontal and vertical: The evolution of evolution
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Health
Drug-resistant HIV set for rapid upsurge
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Health
Circumcision: there goes the microbial neighbourhood
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