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Hang has embarked on a quest to uncover how commensal bacteria shape the host health, including how they can boost responses to cancer immunotherapies.

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Sniffing Out Antimicrobial Resistance with AI and Sensors

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When a Urinary Tract Infection Strikes, What Protects the Kidneys?

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Foodborne Illness and Preventive Strategies

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A Sweeter Living Space Promoted Bacterial Survival in Flies

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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Dogs Engage in Scent-sational Science to Sniff out Staphylococcus Bacteria

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Harnessing the Power of AI to Design Novel Antibiotics

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Mutations Wire Salmonella to Last

New Strategies in the Battle Against Infectious Diseases

New Strategies in the Battle Against Infectious Diseases

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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