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Spatula to poison darts, Malaysia

Poisons, plants and Palaeolithic hunters

21 Mar 2015

Dozens of common plants are toxic. Archaeologists have long suspected that our Palaeolithic ancestors used plant poisons to make their hunting...

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The ‘suicide complex’ ToxIN.

Lethal weapon: bacteria’s high-risk suicide strategy

24 Dec 2012

New research shows how some bacterial cells keep a ‘suicide complex’ ready to hand at all times.

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Fading hope

Viruses evolve mechanism to prevent bacteria from committing suicide

09 Nov 2012

Viruses are capable of outmanoeuvring the ability of bacteria to commit 'suicide', new research shows.

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