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“Hungry” bacteria produce more toxins

Clostridia can produce pathogenic toxins. © Christoph Burgstedt/ iStock Within a population of bacteria, the individual bacterial cells can perform different tasks. Despite being genetically...

Even supposedly adaptable primates suffer

A female mouse lemur carries a cub. © Manfred Eberle/ German Primate Center They are small, have a high reproductive rate and live in the...

Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles

Traces of a modern alligator (left) and traces of a prehistoric amphibian from the Rhinesuchidae group. © Groenewald et al., 2023/ PLOS ONE, CC...

Molecular syringe injects drugs into cells

Electron micrograph of Photorhabdus virulence cassettes. © Joseph Kreitz, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard/ McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT ...

Life Sizes: Tiny and huge preferred

The giant sequoia is one of the largest living things on earth. © Rafael_Wiedenmeier/ iStock Life comes in all sizes and shapes - but certain...

Plants make stress sounds

Using acoustic technology, researchers have made the "clicking" of plants audible. © Tel Aviv University For the first time, researchers have apparently listened to plants...

No “empire sine fine”

Emperor Hadrian commissioned the construction of a border structure in northern Roman Britain, later named Hadrian's Wall (Aureus, 125–127). BPK / coin cabinet, SMB /...

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