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Too-dilute disinfectant boosts bacteria resistance
Some bugs become resistant to disinfectant if exposed to dilute solutions, which may be accelerating their spread in hospitals
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Pong-ology: Sniffing out a cure for iffy whiffs
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Computer-aided design for life itself
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Masterworks in Petri dishes
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‘Simple’ bacterium shows surprising complexity
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Friendly bacteria keep your skin’s defences in check
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Vaccine quest boosted by HIV that infects monkeys
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Common cold may hold off swine flu
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Water purifiers for the poor fail to prove their worth
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Human microbes are picky about neighbourhoods on body
A map of the bacteria living on the human body shows the bugs that call us home have strong preferences about where they settle
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Timeline: The secret history of swine flu
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Microbes’ globe-trotting has made them less diverse
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Cervical cancer vaccine reminds girls of sexual risks
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‘Gatorade for frogs’ could stymie fungal killer
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