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Bacteria rewired to flash in sync
The glowing microbes point the way towards implants made of engineered cells that would deliver precise doses of drugs or hormones at specific times
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Circumcision: there goes the microbial neighbourhood
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Too-dilute disinfectant boosts bacteria resistance
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Friendly bacteria keep your skin’s defences in check
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There’s gold in them there modified bacteria
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Shower heads make a perfect home for bugs
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Bacteria make nanomagnets for navigating the oceans
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Why microbes are smarter than you thought
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Counting cells could trigger their own destruction
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Three-in-one sponge to clean the environment
A new aerogel removes mercury from contaminated water, separates CO2 or hydrogen from a gas mixture, and helps to scrub sulphur from crude oil
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Bacteria take fantastic voyage through bloodstream
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Polar ‘bugs’ may explain how life survived snowball Earth
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Bug eats electricity, farts biogas
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How our green technology may rest on bacterial skills
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