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Your microbiome reveals more about your health than your genes do

The microbes that live inside you say more than your genes do about your likelihood of developing health conditions ranging from asthma to cancer and schizophrenia

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The zombie world of viruses could hold the key to evolution itself

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Gut microbes may predict whether exercising will prevent diabetes

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Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

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Gut microbes help mice overcome their fears by changing brain activity

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Man’s body brews its own beer after yeast take over his gut microbiome

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Man’s body brews its own beer after yeast take over his gut microbiome

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Hospital treatments may alter the balance of bacteria in your body

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Just three days in hospital can change the bacteria in your gut

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Hans Christian Gram: The biologist who helped investigate bacteria

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Hans Christian Gram: The biologist who helped investigate bacteria

Biologist Hans Christian Gram devised one of the most important staining techniques used in microbiology to identify bacteria under a microscope

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Bacteria fly into the Atacama Desert every afternoon on the wind

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Ibuprofen and other common drugs may help antibiotic resistance spread

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Deep-sea microbe could answer one of evolution's biggest mysteries

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Swimming in the sea completely changes the microbes on your skin

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