'''[[Upgrades]]''' increase bacteria production or provide other bonuses, such as reduced red bacteria spawn time or increased effect of gene strands.
They can be sorted into four main categories:*Colony The Upgrades panel includes [[Upgrades#Bacteria Upgrades|'''bacteria upgrades''']] and [[Upgrades*#Gene Strand Upgrades*Premium Upgrades|'''gene strand upgrades''']]. Other unrelated bonuses to player's stats and production can be obtained from:
*[[Dark Matter Institute|Dark Matter Institute Technologies]]
*[[Premium Purchases]]
*[[Research]]
Colony Bacteria upgrades are lost after attacking a planet, but gene strand upgrades remain until a player enters a Black Hole. Dark Matter Institute technologies and premium upgrades are permanent. Each research upgrade type requires a different [[Resources|'''resource ''']] - either bacteria, gene strands, Dark Matter, or diamonds.
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