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Researchers use DNA from ancient tooth tartar to chart changes in the bacterial communities that have lived in human mouths for 8,000 years.
A chance encounter with a crab apple tree leads to the discovery of a new bacterial species and clues to the evolution of insect endosymbionts.
A normally land-based microbiologist sets sail to find the building blocks of novel antibiotics in marine bacteria.
Scientists set up a stakeout to track the movements of microbes around a new hospital.
Cockfighting and other cultural practices in Southeast Asia could greatly aid the spread of deadly diseases like bird flu.
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
People living on islands in the Norwegian Sea suffer from an unusually high rate of certain genetic diseases and health issues, making the population ripe for research.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
ALS patients take their fate into their own hands, self-administering an unapproved chemical and collating their results online.
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