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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.
Immune System Maintains Brain Health
Amanda B. Keener | Nov 1, 2016 | 10+ min read
Once thought only to attack neurons, immune cells turn out to be vital for central nervous system function.
T Cells and Neurons Talk to Each Other
Ashley Yeager | Oct 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.
A section of a mouse distal colon showing luminal contents with bacteria in magenta, the mucus lining (green) and the epithelial cell barrier of the gut (blue, right).
Mapping the Neighborhoods of the Gut Microbiome
Abby Olena, PhD | Jul 1, 2022 | 7 min read
Researchers are going beyond fecal samples to understand how the patterns of commensal microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence development and health.
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Uterus Transplants Hit the Clinic
Jef Akst | Aug 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
With human research trials resulting in dozens of successful deliveries in the US and abroad, doctors move toward offering the surgery clinically, while working to learn all they can about uterine and transplant biology from the still-rare procedure.
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How an Early Warning Radar Could Prevent Future Pandemics
Amos Zeeberg, Undark | Feb 27, 2023 | 8 min read
Metagenomic sequencing can help detect unknown pathogens, but its widespread use faces challenges.
Exosomes Make Their Debut in Plant Research
Amanda Keener | Feb 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.
Two-Faced Proteins May Tackle HIV Reservoirs
Amanda B. Keener | Oct 21, 2015 | 3 min read
Researchers design antibody-like proteins to awaken and destroy HIV holdouts.
NK Cell Diversity and Viral Risk
Amanda B. Keener | Jul 22, 2015 | 3 min read
A small study links the diversity of a person’s natural killer cell repertoire to risk of HIV infection following exposure to the virus.
Researchers Learn from Plant Viruses to Protect Crops
Claire Asher | Feb 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
Plants are locked in an ancient arms race with hostile viruses, but genome editing is giving crops the upper hand.

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