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Salmonella

Microbe

Salmonella

Responsible for many millions of deaths annually and linked to the downfall of the Aztec empire, this group of bacteria will make you think twice before ordering from that dodgy takeaway.

Strawberry

Plant

Strawberry

The Strawberry has eight different versions of genetic material interacting in a single individual, making it an octoploid genome.

Sugar/ Sea Beet

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Sugar/ Sea Beet

The UK’s sugar source and a recently domesticated plant with unique insights into pathogen evolution

Tilapia

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Tilapia

The mainstay of freshwater aquaculture, the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a cichlid fish, originally from Africa.

Trichomonas Gallinae

Microbe

Trichomonas Gallinae

Where have all the songbirds gone?

Weddell Seal

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Weddell Seal

The Weddell seal is a species of seal that is part of the Phocidae (true seal) family, which lives circumpolar - all around the Antarctic.

Wheat

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Wheat

Common wheat is a grass grown by farmers for the cereal grain, which is used as the source of flour, breads, livestock feed and alcoholic fermentation.

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