A California Chinook Salmon Jumps into a waterfall during spawning season
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Splitting Chinook salmon into two groups based on their DNA could aid conservation efforts. But some researchers argue that this would be a misuse of the data.

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Fish Poop a Big Player in Ocean Carbon Sequestration

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Image of the Day: Fish Fences

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Fishy Behavior: Prof Allegedly Profited from School Caviar Sales

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Climate Change Will Force Hundreds of Marine Species to Move

Large Female Fish Play a Big Role in Replenishing Populations: Study

NOAA: Common Pesticides Threaten Endangered Salmon, Other Marine Life

Study: Fishing Induces Gene Expression Changes

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Universe 25 Experiment

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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