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Rebecca Roberts,PhD

Rebecca Roberts, PhD

Articles by Rebecca Roberts, PhD

A mottled black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog sits on the tip of a blue-gloved finger in front of a mossy background.

Scientists Leverage Genomics to Save Endangered Frogs from a Deadly Fungus

A liver, supplied with blood vessels, glows red on a background filled with red blood cells.

Macrophages Gobble Up Old Neutrophils to Heal Transplanted Livers

Green clusters of moss on a petri dish against a white background.

Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

Bacterial cells encased in a slimy red extracellular matrix, forming a biofilm.

How Biofilms Threaten Human Health

Petros Giannikopoulos (right) and Fyodor Urnov (left) stand in a lab where an on-demand therapy was made to treat Baby KJ. They are both wearing blue shirts and glasses.

Baby KJ’s Bespoke Gene Therapy Is a Masterclass in Scientific Collaboration

An MRI image of a human brain, with a glowing red section which indicates a tumor.

Why Are Breast Cancers That Metastasize to the Brain Hard to Treat?

Micrograph of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Some pink- and purple-colored cells against a pink background.

Final Destination: Distinct Cell Differentiation Patterns in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

The three-dimensional structure of a GPCR protein, with pink and blue shaded alpha helices

G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Their Role as Drug Targets

A white dire wolf stands in a grassy enclosure in front of a pile of logs.

Dire Wolf De-Extinction Debate Divides Scientists

A Culex annulirostris mosquito, which transmits Japanese encephalitis virus, on a white background.

Australia Braces for a Deadly Viral Threat Spurred by Cyclone Alfred

A map showing multiple GPS pins scattered among intersecting road lines and yellow squares. The image is a metaphor for spatial proteomics.

Spatial Proteomics and Deep Visual Proteomics: A Revolution in Cell Biology

Bacterial cells float around a DNA double helix structure on a blue background.

Exploring the World of Bacterial Genomes with Novel Sequencing Methods

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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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