The second of the two controversial bird flu papers is published in Science, revealing that just five mutations can render the virus transmissible between ferrets.
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Some of the interesting stories researchers were discussing at this year’s American Society of Microbiology meeting in San Francisco.
A 30-year-old technique to record the electrical activity of neurons gets a robotic makeover.
A growth factor isolated from human stem cells shows promising results in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.
Plant pests are evolving to outsmart common herbicides, costing farmers crops and money.
Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.
Researchers identify the first circadian clock component conserved across all three domains of life.
Orange-loving Trinidad guppies are curiously attracted to orange spots on prawn pincers, which may make it easier for the predators to snatch them up.
Researchers identify two new DNA repair systems, in addition to four that were already known, that can attack unprotected telomeres.
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