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Oral bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of mixed oral bacteria. The mouth contains a large number of bacteria, most of which are harmless or even beneficial. However, some bacteria can cause throat infections or cause the formation of plaque deposits on the teeth, which may lead to decay. Magnification: x10000 at 10cm wide.

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Dark Matter review: The amazing story of the microbial world inside us

The human microbiome has a big influence on our health and yet, rather like dark matter in cosmology, its story is still unfolding, says a tantalising book covering the future of medicine from James Kinross

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Earth review: BBC tells terrifying story of our planet’s Great Dying

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Earth review: BBC tells terrifying story of our planet’s Great Dying

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Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

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Love + Science, a new play by scientist and writer David J. Glass. Production image

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91av recommends: Love + Science and The Price of Peace

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T-bacteriophages on E.coli. Coloured Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of T-bacteriophage viruses attacking a bacterial cell of Escherichia coli. Seven virus particles are seen (blue), each with a head and a tail. Four of these are

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The Good Virus review: Could viruses cure deadly infections?

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RB64AM Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). Austrian neurologist, known as the founding father of psychoanalysis

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The Age of Guilt review: Can Freud shed light on the internet?

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Best Interests,13-06-2023,2,(L-R);George (LENNY RUSH);Marnie (NIAMH MORIARTY),Chapter One Pictures,Sam Taylor

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Best Interests review: Moving drama about life with muscular dystrophy

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English industrialist stole iron technique from Black metallurgists

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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Female porters, known as 'kayayei', carry bales of second-hand garments on their heads at the Kantamanto textile market in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. The rise of fast fashionand shoppers preference for quantity over qualityhas led to a glut of low-value clothing that inordinately burdens developing countries. Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Wasteland review: An uncomfortable look at the real cost of waste

Oliver Franklin-Wallis's book explores the dirty truth about what we trash and ensures we won't be able to look away from the true impact of our endless production of garbage

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Is Maths Real? review: Getting comfortable not knowing the answers

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Justin Cronin on writing a book with a "holy hell" moment in it

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The Power of One review: The woman who blew the whistle on Facebook

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Mark Rylance play: Who was Dr Semmelweis and what did he discover?

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