The Wonders of Little Life: Marxist Microbes and Teleporting Alien Bugs to Earth

Microorganisms such as Bacteria usually get a bad press, often described as 'mindless machines consuming all in their path for selfish gain'. This is of course, in comparison to the most evolved and superior species on the planet (thats us, naturally) with our technologically and socially advanced societies, working together wonderfully for mutual benefit.

Yet recent research might throw some doubt on this appealing fairytale, which has looked at the behaviour of a bacteria called Paenibacillus vortex, having one of the most sophisticated bacterial communities found in nature.