Microbiology

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Postdoc Portrait: Christina Kiessling

This postdoc works to decode virulence regulation in multidrug-resistant bacteria to inform next-generation antimicrobial development.

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The Ice is Alive: Uncovering the Vanishing World of Glacial Microbes

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Family Dog May Boost Mental Health in Teens Via the Microbiome

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Polar Tourists Collect Phytoplankton to Help Researchers Study Fjord Ecology

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Postdoc Portrait: Henry Janse van Rensburg

The Scientist | | 3 min read

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Gut Bacteria Deplete Macrophages to Drive Ulcerative Colitis

Sneha Khedkar | | 2 min read

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Postdoc Portrait: Cristina Rosell Cardona

The Scientist | | 3 min read

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Collecting Insights into the Vaginal Microbiome and Menstrual Health

DNA Genotek Inc. | | 1 min read

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Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback

Stephanie DeMarco, PhD | | 7 min read

An enveloped virus forms.

Where Do Viruses Come From?

Kamal Nahas, PhD | | 8 min read

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Gut Microbes Can Make Mice Lazy

Jennifer Tsang, PhD | | 3 min read

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food?

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 3 min read

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Universe 25 Experiment

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q.e.d: An AI Tool for Smarter Manuscript Review

A team of researchers developed q.e.d, an AI-powered system designed to deliver rigorous and constructive feedback on scientific manuscripts in minutes.

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Where Do Viruses Come From?

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have emerged more times than previously thought.

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The reason dogs beg, sit, stay, and shake for peanut butter could be both evolutionarily wired and learned behavior.

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Wooden Neurons: An Artistic Vision of the Brain

A neurobiologist, who loves the morphology of cells, turns these shapes into works of art made from wood.

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Within the tumor microenvironment, networks of cells and molecular signals form a dynamic landscape that drives disease progression.

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