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Fractal pattern identified at molecular scale in nature for first time

An enzyme in a cyanobacterium can take the unusual form a triangle containing ever-smaller triangular gaps, making a fractal pattern

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A human skeleton at a prehistoric burial site in southern Brazil, where evidence of bacteria similar to syphilis have been found

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Syphilis-like bacteria found in 2000-year-old human remains in Brazil

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A bacterium switches from prey to predator when it gets cold

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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Plants thrive in lunar soil with help from phosphorus-making bacteria

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Vegan cheese made from fermented peas could taste more like dairy

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illustration of the Bacteriophage Virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. 3D illustration - Image ID: 2A326TF (RF)

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Virus ‘nanobots’ can make harmful bacteria in food and drink glow

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Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infections

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Could your gut bacteria influence how intelligent you are?

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Raw sewage floods UK rivers with faecal bacteria after heavy rainfall

Water samples from the river Ouseburn in Newcastle upon Tyne during a rainstorm reveal high levels of faecal bacteria caused by raw sewage discharges

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Bacterium from oak trees could help process rare earth elements

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Ocean-fertilising bacteria work together to adapt to light levels

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Microbombs detonated by ultrasound can blast away tooth decay bacteria

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New antibiotic may clear Clostridium difficile and stop reinfection

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