Life
Cosmic accidents: One giant leap for a single cell
A freak event created the ancestor of all multicellular life on Earth. Without this unconventional genesis, we might never have become more than bacteria
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Arctic bugs may have the longest life-cycle on Earth
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Cost-cutting bacteria reap benefits of energy thrift
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Locust brains could thwart superbug plagues
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For self-healing concrete, just add bacteria and food
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Fundamental breast and ovarian cancer protein isolated
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Mystery of most common contact allergy solved
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E. coli engineered to make convenient ‘drop-in’ biofuel
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Computer supermaterial could stop your shoes smelling
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How a changing diet rules a growing baby’s guts
A baby's first peas are a life-changing event, at least as far as the microbes in its gut are concerned
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Chilled genes are hot hope for new vaccines
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Nanoparticle bandages could detect and treat infection
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Green machine: Bacteria will keep CO2 safely buried
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If there’s life on Mars, it could be right-handed
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