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Salamander moms use bacteria to save eggs from fungi

Salamander skin has bacteria that repel egg-destroying mold.

Bulletproof bacteria

Bacteria can survive being blasted into space.

Smoking out microbes

The addictive compound nicotine kills bacteria, which may explain why smokers get lung disease.

Some like it hotter

A microbe found on the ocean floor can grow at 121°C, a new record for the upper temperature limit for life.

Chopping up a microbial tail

An enzyme made by immune cells destroys the proteins that make up bacterial tails.