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A Microbial Approach to Mars Terraforming

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The Solution to AMR Needs a Multi-Pronged Approach

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Postdoc Portrait: Arpita Halder Studies Biohydrogen Production

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A Microbiologist Dissects the Science of Infection in Movies

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Bacteria Learn and Store Memories Like AI Neural Networks

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Postdoc Portrait: Luka Svet Studies Tissue-Specific Adaptation in Staphylococcus aureus

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Parasitic Drugs Create an Attenuated Vaccine In Vivo

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Postdoc Portrait: Sulogna Chatterjee Explores Bioplastics

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Bacteria Build “Power Cables” to Make More Energy

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A “Fire Amoeba” Takes First Place for Eukaryotic Heat Tolerance

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Neuron-Targeted Exosomes Contribute to Shingles Chronic Pain

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Infection Detectives Use Metagenomics to Identify Pathogens

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Who Will Win the 2026 Nobel Prize? Scientists Make Their Predictions

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Vipers’ Self-Defense Mechanism Could Spark a New Antivenom Strategy

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Was Anthropic’s Biology Breakthrough Borrowed From Another Scientist’s Work?

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Federal Research Grant Awards Fall to a Six-Year Low

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CellRaft AIR: Find the Right Antibody-Producing Cells Faster

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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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Characterizing LNP Heterogeneity With Super-Resolution Imaging

Characterizing LNP Heterogeneity With Super-Resolution Imaging

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Exploring the Most Impactful CRISPR Stories

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