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What Happens When You Catch More than One Virus?
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Dec 7, 2022 | 8 min read
The “tripledemic” shines a spotlight on viral interference, in which one infection can block another.
Bacteriophages to the Rescue
Emily Monosson | Jul 16, 2017 | 3 min read
Phage therapy is but one example of using biological entities to reduce our reliance on antibiotics and other failing chemical solutions.
Monitoring Mutations with Microfluidics
Ruth Williams | Mar 15, 2018 | 3 min read
A device dubbed the “mother machine” enables real-time observation of mutagenesis in single bacterial cells.  
The Upside of Suicide
Sabrina Richards | Mar 20, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers show that a bacterium’s self-sacrifice can benefit its community, even when the members are not strongly related.
Mining Bacterial Small Molecules
L. Caetano M. Antunes, Julian E. Davies and B. Brett Finlay | Jan 1, 2011 | 10 min read
As much as rainforests or deep-sea vents, the human gut holds rich stores of microbial chemicals that should be mined for their pharmacological potential.
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Contributors
The Scientist | May 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2019 issue of The Scientist.
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First Antibody Trial Launched in COVID-19 Patients
Katarina Zimmer | Jun 2, 2020 | 8 min read
In record time, scientists have gone from harvesting antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from survivors of coronavirus infections to testing the antibodies’ safety as a drug in humans.
Competition and Cooperation of Cheese Rind Microbes Exposed
Ashley Yeager | Jan 1, 2019 | 4 min read
Transposon mutagenesis give scientists a rare look at the most important interactions within microbial communities.
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How the Microbiome Influences Drug Action
Shawna Williams | Jul 15, 2019 | 10+ min read
Through their effects on metabolism and immunity, bacteria in the gut affect whether medications will be effective for a given patient.
The Search for Persisters
Amanda B. Keener | Aug 11, 2015 | 4 min read
Lyme disease–causing bacteria can outmaneuver antibiotics in vitro and manipulate the mouse immune system.

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