:<div class="page_icon_small">[[File:Research icon.png|100px|left]]:::::::</div>Research is a way of generating [[Resources|'''resources''']], earning and upgrading [[Evolved Bacteria|'''Evolved Bacteria''']], and improving Bacteria production.:::::::Most research types require some amount of time to be completed and use [[Resources#Scientists|'''Scientists''']], which are returned to the player after completion.:::::::New research types can be unlocked by destroying [[Planets|'''planets''']].

<div class="page_icon" style="padding-top:20px">[[Planetary ResearchFile:Gathering soil samples.png|100px]] is unlocked after destroying 6 planets. </div>

{{Planetary Research is the primary way to obtain new [[Minerals|'''minerals''']] and it also offers various bonuses for attacks on the current planet and [[Resources#Bacteria|Bacteria production]].research description}}

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