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Fungal frog killer hops into crayfish
Crayfish are vulnerable to the same chytrid fungus already killing frogs all over the world. The discovery provides a clue to how the disease spreads
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Permian mass extinction triggered by humble microbe
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Loneliest bug on Earth… has a friend
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Tiny tug of war in cells underpins life
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Lake life survives in total isolation for 3000 years
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Mining MRSA genetic code halts superbug outbreak
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Hendra virus vaccine available – but only for horses
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Last life on Earth: microbes will rule the far future
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Bitter taste of infection is good for health
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Threatwatch: Find the germs, don’t sack the messenger
Saudi Arabia has dismissed its top virus-hunter for sharing his discovery of a virus that hardly threatens anyone
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Taste sensitivity link to our body’s immune defences
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No signs of life from Lake Vostok – so far
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World’s most northerly lake comes back to life
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Virus leads to obesity but lowers risk of diabetes
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