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Melissa Lee Phillips

Articles by Melissa Lee Phillips

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MicroRNAs found in unicellular alga

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Cold receptor confirmed

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MicroRNAs block translation machinery

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First marsupial genome released

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Company accused of faking toxic data

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A new clock gene

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More selection for chimp genes

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Clues to molecular motor movement

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Selfish genes may drive out diseases

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New clues to why we see red

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Anti-malaria genes give mosquitoes an edge

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Ocean home to new proteins, families

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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbial Life

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.

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