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Researchers uncover the surprisingly complex evolutionary history of the salivary protein amylase.

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Low-Pass Whole Genome Sequencing: Revolutionizing Agriculture

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As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines

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Pine Trees’ Fragrances Help Neighbors Battle Bark Beetles

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Genome Spotlight: Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

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Climate Change and Agriculture Together Halve Insect Populations

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Book Excerpt from Endangered Maize

Cover of Endangered Maize by Helen Anne Curry

Opinion: Going Beyond Seed Banks

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Researchers Resurrect Coffee-Destroying Fungus—to Study It

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Contrary to Common Belief, Some Older Trees Make Fewer Seeds

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Potty Party: Researchers Show Young Cows Can Be Toilet-Trained

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Genes Shared With Viruses Protect Caterpillars from Parasitic Wasps

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Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90

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Stress-Response Compound Widespread in Animals Is Found in Plants

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Rediscovered Coffee Species Tastes Great, Tolerates Warmth: Study

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US Pesticide Use Is Down, but Damage to Pollinators Is Rising

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First Report of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Plant and Animal

Using Genetics and Genomics to Improve Food Security

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Book Excerpt from Resetting the Table

Opinion: Europe Is Sinking Biotech—Again

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Why Do Some Runners Get Sick After a Marathon?

Multimedia

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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Best Practices for Freezing Cell Cultures

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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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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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How Alderley Analytical are Delivering eXtreme Robustness in Bioanalysis

Nuclera’s eProtein Discovery

Nuclera and Cytiva collaborate to accelerate characterization of proteins for drug development

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Sapio Sciences Appoints Gordon McCall as Chief Operating Officer to Drive Global Operational Excellence