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Workhorse of biology gets a virus – that's good news

A worm used to study many aspects of biology has caught a virus, promising fresh insights into virus-host interactions

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Life

Need a new metabolic pathway? Steal a few genes

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Faecal transplant eases symptoms of Parkinson's

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Faecal transplant eases symptoms of Parkinson's

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Slime moulds bet the farm on survival

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Slime moulds bet the farm on survival

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Cluster model shows how first cells could have divided

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Cluster model shows how first cells could have divided

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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

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Taboo transplant: How new poo defeats superbugs

Life

Taboo transplant: How new poo defeats superbugs

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Life is found in deepest layer of Earth's crust

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Whip-tailed bacteria could 'tweet' to nanobots

Life

Whip-tailed bacteria could 'tweet' to nanobots

Encoding short messages in the DNA of bacteria could help nanobots in the fight against cancer

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Life

Problem-solving bacteria crack sudoku

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Life

Telltale bacteria could reveal time of drowning

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Life

Giant virus with tiny victims carries a monster genome

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Life

Why complex life probably evolved only once

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