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Gut Bacteria Slip into the Eye

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Where Books Meet Bacteria

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Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way

Electric Bacteria: Out of the Darkness and into the Light

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To Boldly Go Where No Squid Has Gone Before

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The Origins and Recent Promise of Nonsense Suppressor tRNAs

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When Microbes Meet the Immune System

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Alpine and Arctic Microbes Break Down Plastics

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Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic

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Deleting a Gene Quells a Pesky Cheese-Destroying Fungus

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Cooperation and Cheating

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Infographic: Curbing the Cheaters 

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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