What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
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The names and addresses of people participating in the Personal Genome Project can be easily tracked down despite such data being left off their online profiles.
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Researchers use a protein-lipid complex found in human breast milk to increase the activity of otherwise-ineffective antibiotics against drug-resistant pathogens.
Hybrid viruses derived from an H5N1 bird flu strain can infect guinea pigs through the air.
One, two, three, four . . . . Counting colonies and plaques can be tedious, but tools exist to streamline the process.
Libyan scientists, soon to be trained in countries around the world, are undertaking a massive search mission to find missing loved ones among thousands of dead bodies, casualties of the country’s recent popular revolution.
By varying the size of their steps, dynein motor proteins work effectively as teams to carry heavy loads around the cell.
A virus that infects a crop-killing fungus can spread freely, opening the possibility of its use as a fungicide.
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