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Soil gets its smell from bacteria trying to attract invertebrates
Soil鈥檚 earthy smell comes from chemicals produced by bacteria called Streptomyces, which use the odour to attract springtails to help disperse their spores
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Bacteria sacrifice themselves when under attack to save their colonies
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Gut bacteria may be responsible for bowel disorders including cancers
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Woman urinates alcohol without drinking due to yeast in her bladder
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Close-up image of brain cancer cells wins photography prize
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The mysterious microbes shifting humanity’s place in the tree of life
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Strange spider-shaped microorganisms could be our distant ancestors
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Contaminated banknote images reveal how money gets caked in bacteria
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Your microbiome reveals more about your health than your genes do
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The zombie world of viruses could hold the key to evolution itself
Notorious for making us sick, viruses are weird, undead organisms 鈥� but new insights are revealing they may have created life's glorious complexity in the first place
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Gut microbes may predict whether exercising will prevent diabetes
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Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth’s surface
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Gut microbes help mice overcome their fears by changing brain activity
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Man鈥檚 body brews its own beer after yeast take over his gut microbiome
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