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Scientists engineered phages to act as scaffolds to carry silver nanoparticles. Together, the two bacteria-killing components were more potent than either one alone.

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Sequence Shifts Help Net-Forming Peptides Trap and Kill Bacteria

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Lasker Award for Uncovering Spatial Organization in Bacterial Cells

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Viral Enzyme Accelerates Evolution of Therapeutic Proteins

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How Biofilms Threaten Human Health

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Phage Proteins Help Improve Drug Delivery

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Pseudomonas Bacteria Escape Immunity by Disrupting Energy Production in Macrophages

Spying on the Enemy: Using Bacteria to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Spying on the Enemy: Using Bacteria to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Salmonella living within macrophages can survive antibiotic treatment and potentially give rise to resistance by two different mechanisms that slow or arrest their growth.

Slow Bacterial Growth Enables Antibiotic Resistance

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

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Where Do Viruses Come From?

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

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December 2025, Issue 1

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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Exploring the Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment 

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A Comprehensive Guide to Next-Generation Sequencing

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