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Vulnerability to drug and alcohol abuse located to a particular gene.

Mixed emotions might be good for business.

The bacteria were sent into space, and only the strong survived. They supposedly take the taste of this new yogurt to a new level.

Scientists are developing new dressings for wounds designed to mimic maggots to clean away dead tissue and promote healing while trying to avoid the "yuk" factor.

Bacteria can sense their population density by communicating with extra cellular signal molecules. However, each bacterium decides by itself if the population is dense enough to do things that they will not do if they "feel" lonely.