February 2021

Restoring Reefs

New approaches could accelerate development of outplanted corals

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Features

Are Phages Overlooked Mediators of Health and Disease?

Restored Corals Spawn Hope for Reefs Worldwide

Scientist to Watch

Siobhán Brady Uses Big Data to Investigate Plant Development

Reading Frames

Opinion: Europe Is Sinking Biotech—Again

Foundations

Viral Discoveries, 1929

The Literature

Invertebrate Density Influences Plant Flowering Times, Abundance

Retrons Help Bacteria Defend Themselves from Phages: Study

Petunia’s Waxy Cuticle Regulates the Plant’s Sweet Smell

Critic at Large

Improving the Advisor/Advisee Relationship

Bio Business

Biopharma Looks to the Netherlands as European Hub

Contributors

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Notebook

Insects Might Be More Sensitive to Radiation than Thought

Specialized Leaves Keep This Plant’s Fruit Warm

Infographics

Infographic: How to Accelerate the Growth of Restored Corals

Infographic: Trans-kingdom Interactions in the Gut

Infographic: A Plant Cell’s Cuticle Helps Regulate Toxic Chemical Accumulation

Editorial

Feeling the Foundation

Speaking of Science

Ten Minute Sabbatical

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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Products

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Waters Enhances Alliance iS HPLC System Software, Setting a New Standard for End-to-End Traceability and Data Integrity 

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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Agilent Announces the Enhanced 8850 Gas Chromatograph

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies