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Tardigrades are microscopic organisms known for their unique proteins and survival skills in extreme conditions, inspiring research in medicine, space, and aging.

extremophiles

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Spelunking for Microbes

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Science Snapshot: The Beach Beneath

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Microbiologist Thomas Brock Dies at 94

Extreme Biotech: Understanding Extremophile Biology to Impact Human Health

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Scientists Awaken Deep Sea Bacteria After 100 Million Years

Life Rides the Wind in the Desert

Arsenic-Resistant Nematodes Found in Mono Lake

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

New Insights into Tardigrades’ Ability to Withstand Drying Out

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Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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Universe 25 Experiment

A woman in her 60s wears a yellow tank top and brown-rimmed glasses while placing a hormone-replacement patch on her upper arm.

Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Publisher Investigates an Alleged Peer Review Extortion Attempt

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Mapping Tissues with Spatial Biology

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Optimizing NGS Library Preparation for Reliable Sequencing Data

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Using TCR Repertoire Sequencing to Advance Immunology Research

Using TCR Repertoire Sequencing to Advance Immunology Research

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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