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World Service,16 Dec 1996,27 mins

The micro metropolis

Discovery

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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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