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Slime moulds bet the farm on survival

Earth

Slime moulds bet the farm on survival

Some slime moulds sow bacterial "seeds" when they reach a new environment to boost their growth rates

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Faecal transplant eases symptoms of Parkinson's

Life

Faecal transplant eases symptoms of Parkinson's

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Explosive death for MRSA

Health

Explosive death for MRSA

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Obama gives go-ahead to new food safety law

Health

Obama gives go-ahead to new food safety law

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Cheeseology: How to throw the perfect bacterial party

Life

Cheeseology: How to throw the perfect bacterial party

Features

Live wires: The electric superorganism under your feet

Life

Live wires: The electric superorganism under your feet

Features

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Health

Haitian cholera strain could dominate the Americas

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Life electric: microbes wire up to share energy

Life electric: microbes wire up to share energy

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Arsenic-based bacteria point to new life forms

Life

Arsenic-based bacteria point to new life forms

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Haiti's cholera outbreak will go from bad to worse

Earth

Haiti's cholera outbreak will go from bad to worse

Haiti's cholera epidemic will get worse, and there's no way to use a vaccine. Find out more about the latest events with our special briefing

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Earth

Green Machine: Bugs and sparks turn salty water fresh

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Life

Hardy bugs could survive a million years on Mars

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Life

Whip-tailed bacteria could 'tweet' to nanobots

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Life

Telltale bacteria could reveal time of drowning

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