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Too-blue oceans: The invisible famine

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Too-blue oceans: The invisible famine

Tiny marine plants produce half the planet's food – and there are signs that their numbers are plummeting as the seas warm. Bob Holmes investigates

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Bacteria could be significant cause of OCD

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Pressure to tighten up antibiotics on US farms

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Pressure to tighten up antibiotics on US farms

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Black Queen tells microbes to be lazy

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Black Queen tells microbes to be lazy

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Haze clears on ancient Earth's early atmosphere

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Superfast drugs target shape-shifting enzymes

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Buffalo bushmeat linked to brucellosis in Botswana

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Buffalo bushmeat linked to brucellosis in Botswana

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Farmyard antibiotics linked to superbugs

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Japan's megaquake disturbed creatures beneath the sea

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Driller killers: Turning bacteria's weapons on them

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Driller killers: Turning bacteria's weapons on them

Bacteria battle each other with highly sophisticated smart impalers – now we're turning this arsenal against them

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New bug-fighter cell may force immune response rethink

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Lethal viruses could leap continents in bushmeat trade

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Twist in the tail of eukaryotic origins

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Thawing microbes could control the climate

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