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TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on

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TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer

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Discovering the marvels of mucus is inspiring amazing new medicines

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Discovering the marvels of mucus is inspiring amazing new medicines

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Humans

Leprosy was in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans

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Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria

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Cyanobacteria, blooming in Lake Windermere, UK

Environment

Artificial light pollution could fuel growth of toxic algal blooms

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Life

We may have discovered how dark oxygen is being made in the deep sea

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Health

Men taking antibiotics could cut rates of bacterial vaginosis in women

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Humans

Ancient ancestor of the plague discovered in Bronze Age sheep

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The surprising relationship between your microbiome and sleeping well

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The surprising relationship between your microbiome and sleeping well

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Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

Space

Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

The unexpected discovery of microbial life in a piece of rock from an asteroid shows how hard it is to avoid contaminating samples brought back to Earth

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Life

Your gut bacteria are at war - and force their enemies to switch sides

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Life

Motor made from bacteria parts is one of the smallest ever built

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Life

Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels

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Space

Bacteria on the space station are evolving for life in space

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