Possible Bug - Cure bottles

[beefcsia]

So I don't know if this is a bug or by design but there is no, absolutely no, noticeable difference for breaking the cure bottles or not. I even noticed this in the reviews of the game on steam (one of the main reasons listed for not liking the game).
Also given the different genes I can activate to increase DNA from popping Yellow and Red balloons, I often still only get 1 DNA point from them popping. Either I should always get more than 1 or the text should suggest that there is an increased probability of getting more DNA from yellow and Red balloons.

[brothercake]

Breaking the cure bubbles prevents an increase in cure progress that would occur if you ignored them. So breaking them amounts to the same as if they didn't exist. But if you ignore them, then the cure will increase faster -- it's around 0.5% per bubble I think.

The value of orange bubbles is random. Usually you get between 1 and 3 points, except for parasite where they can score up to 6 (iirc).

The value of red bubbles is based on severity. If your disease has no severity, then they're worth 1 point each. But if your disease has around 10-15% severity, then they're worth between 2 and 4 points, depending on the population of the country they appear in.

The genes that increase bubble values don't increase them by a whole point each time. It's a fractional increase, though I don't know how much. Overall, you'll score a few more points by using those genes, but I don't think it's very significant.

[beefcsia]

If this is the case there should be some text indicating the amounts so these do not appear as bugs. No one likes it when they can't see the progress in what they are doing.

Thank you very much for the explanation though!