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Beating Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Bigger Challenge in Space

Credit: ritesh_deathrider/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Infinite in All Directions: India’s Caves, Quantum Dots, the Mathematicus

A cluster of JCVI-syn3.0 cells, showing spherical structures of varying sizes. Each of these cells possesses Craig Venter's 'minimal genome' of 475 genes. Source: 10.1126/science.aad6253

What We’re Looking for When We’re Looking for the Smallest Set of Genes Essential for Life

The current window display at the Wellcome Trust which creates images by using petri dishes of bacterial colonies as pixels, 2009. Caption & credit: gwire/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Starved Bacterium is the Mirror of Civilisation

Bacteria know no borders. Credit: shankaronline/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Is the Antibiotic Apocalypse Nigh?

Colorised scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, grown in culture and adhered to a cover slip. Credit: niaid/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

In 5 Years, Threat Of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Doubles

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Bacteria, Genetics and a Pitch for Basic Science