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A hand in a latex glove holds an assortment of pills and capsules. Nearby are several petri dishes with bacterial colonies growing on agar.

Antibiotic resistance genes are spread more widely between bacteria than previously thought

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Just stop oil

Expert Comment: Just stop oil is easy to shout but it cannot just happen - and not 'justly'

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Artistic image showing two colonies of bacterial cells attacking each other. Some bacteria have released chemicals into the surrounding environment. Other bacterial cells are attacking competitors at close-range using spikes attached to their membrane.

Armed to the hilt: Study solves mystery behind bacteria’s extensive weaponry

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New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others

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Three Oxford academics awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants

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