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Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
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The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord | Jul 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
Contributors
The Scientist | Jun 1, 2020 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the June 2020 issue of The Scientist.
How Animals and Plants Weather Hurricanes
Ashley Yeager | Oct 6, 2017 | 4 min read
Studies suggest not all critters fare well in extreme weather, though some thrive.
Wrestling with Recurrent Infections
Gayatri Vedantam and Glenn S. Tillotson | May 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
Clostridium difficile is evolving more robust toxicity, repeatedly attacking its victims, and driving the search for alternative therapies to fight the infection.
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The Push to Replace Journal Supplements with Repositories
Diana Kwon | Aug 19, 2019 | 8 min read
Broken links, clunky formats, and outdated platforms have both authors and publishers turning to alternative solutions.
If Bacteria Can Do It?
H. Steven Wiley | May 1, 2011 | 3 min read
By H. Steven Wiley If Bacteria Can Do It… Learning community skills from microbes Andrzej Krauze One of the greatest joys of being a scientist is continuously having the opportunity to see the world in new ways. At a national laboratory or research university, you’re exposed to many different fields of research, from which you can always glean something useful. My current fascination is learning about microbial communities and how they thrive by achi
If Bacteria Can Do Itā€¦
H. Steven Wiley | May 25, 2011 | 3 min read
Learning community skills from microbes
Living Batteries
Jack Lucentini | Jul 1, 2006 | 10 min read
FEATUREFuel Cells Using sugars, sludge, and the sea floor, can bacteria power the next green-energy alternative?BY JACK LUCENTINIWhen Bruce Rittmann got a $100,000 NASA grant two years ago to find ways for converting human excrement and other organic waste into electricity in spacecraft, he prepared to reach for the stars.When the space agency cut research funding, his ambitions became a bit more grounded. Usin
Odd Man Out
Alla Katsnelson | Mar 1, 2010 | 10+ min read
Do fish have personalities?

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