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The micro metropolis

The microbial metropolis, why bugs love living with each other

The microbial metropolis, why bugs love living with each other. Viruses, bacteria, algae and yeasts all thrive in a microbial food web, which makes them more resistant to antibiotics and biocides. Also in the programme, the nano-scale forces that keep everything held together and using blind mole rats to help understand the human biological clock.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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