Microbiology

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Sequencing bacterial genomes allows scientists to study bacterial diversity, immunity, and the human microbiome, but it requires targeted technologies.
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How Bacteria Outsmart Disinfectants

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How Are Earwax and Body Odor Linked?

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Detecting Novel Viruses Using a Comprehensive Enrichment Panel

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Zymo Research Launches Microbiome Grant to Support Innovation in Microbial Sciences

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How the Mom's Microbiome Shapes a Baby's Long-Term Health

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Leveraging PCR for Rapid Sterility Testing

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Gut Bacteria Boost Levels of Sex Hormones with the Help of Flatulence

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Why Does Geosmin Smell?

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Bacteria Help Worms Brave the Harsh Antarctic Cold

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Why Do People Have Different Eating Habits?

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Targeting Mosquito Spit Could Stop Parasites in Their Tracks

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Building Bacterial Drug Factories

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The Art of Biofilm Photography: From Petri Dish to Portrait

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Not All Bacteria are Bad in Biofuel Production

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Splicing Fungal Genes Help Cells Change Shape

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The Silent Pandemic of Antifungal Resistance

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Bacteria Disarm Phages by Disrupting Their Tail Assembly

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How to Get Away from the Immune System

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Inside the Microbial Jungle: Tales from a Microbe Whisperer

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The Evolution of Microbe Teachers and AI Cheaters

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How Are Earwax and Body Odor Linked?

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Microplastics Build Up in Human Organs, Especially the Brain

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“Man on Fire” Syndrome, Ion Channels, and the Quest for Safer Pain Treatments

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

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Sex Differences in Neurological Research

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Putting Pathogens to the Test with Wastewater Surveillance

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Generating High-Quality mRNA for In Vivo Delivery with lipid nanoparticles

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