*[[Scientists]]

*[[Minerals]]

Evolved Bacteria have a default 10% [[Evolved Bacteria#Black Hole Survival Probability|chance to survive a Black Hole]]. This can be increased through [[Research#Bacteria Irradiation|Bacteria Irradiation]]. Before entering a Black Hole, the player will also be prompted to secure up to two Evolved Bacteria that will definitely survive.

The amount of Dark Matter depends on how many [[Gene Strands|'''Gene Strands''']] a player has.

It makes no difference whether the particular Gene Strand has been obtained from the [[Evolved Bacteria]] effect or it is obtained as a base drop from killed [[Planets|planet]] population. However, Gene Strands that have been spent on [[Upgrades|upgrades]] do not count towards how much Dark Matter is earned.