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Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike

theconversation.com · 10h · first report

Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and researchers did the accounting to understand why.

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  1. Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space—but their energy budget reveals a weakness

    phys.org · 1h

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