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Scientists know relatively little about archaea compared to their bacterial counterparts, but evidence of their roles in health and disease are beginning to trickle in.

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The Long and Winding Road to Eukaryotic Cells

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Infographic: Evolutionary Leaps Leading to Modern Eukaryotes

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Most Archaea and Bacteria Are Nameless. SeqCode Could Change That

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Seagrasses Continue to Emit Methane Decades After Death

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Deep Sea Microbes Produce Graphite-like Carbon

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Researchers Find DNA “Borgs” in Methane-Chomping Archaea

Researchers Propose Automating the Naming of Novel Microbes

Extreme Biotech: Understanding Extremophile Biology to Impact Human Health

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Elusive Asgard Archaea Finally Cultured in Lab

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Archaea CRISPR Systems Grab DNA Memories During Interspecies Mating

Life Deep Underground Is Twice the Volume of the Oceans: Study

Opinion: Constrain Speculation to Protect the Integrity of Science

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From Little Things Big Things Grow

Opinion: Archaea Is Our Evolutionary Sister, Not Mother

Archaea Family Tree Blossoms, Thanks to Genomics

Infographic: Can Archaea Teach Us About the Evolution of Eukaroyotes?

Final Nail Hammered into NgAgo Coffin

Number of Bacterial and Archaeal Type Strains Doubled

Researchers Discover Salt-Loving Methanogens

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Universe 25 Experiment

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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Chemical Staples Keep Collagen from Falling Apart

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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Making the Most of Membrane Protein Production

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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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