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Life

Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it

Far from being a slow process, evolution can act fast and is responsible for major health problems from cancer to antimicrobial resistance. Now we have the power to end it

Features

Bacteria can be used to turn type A blood into universal type O

Health

Bacteria can be used to turn type A blood into universal type O

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When you ride the subway you share bacteria with everyone in your city

Life

When you ride the subway you share bacteria with everyone in your city

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How worried should you be about a new 'superbug' STI?

Health

How worried should you be about a new 'superbug' STI?

Analysis

plastic bottles in sea

Environment

Thought plastic was bad enough? Here's another reason to worry

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A newborn baby

Health

How our bodies are rapidly colonised by bacteria when we're born

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DNA reveals Romans helped spread TB across three continents

Humans

DNA reveals Romans helped spread TB across three continents

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First evidence that gut bacteria help wire young brains

Health

First evidence that gut bacteria help wire young brains

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A huge number of mystery microbes are living on your skin

Health

A huge number of mystery microbes are living on your skin

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

Life

Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

Few living things can cope with temperatures above 100°C, but a controversial study suggests some bacterial spores can withstand 420°C heat for over 30 minutes

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Humans

Your personal cloud of microbes can be used to identify you

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Earth

Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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Physics

Bacteria teach us how to make green fuel from carbon dioxide

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Health

Babies should mix with other children to lower leukaemia risk

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