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First Report of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Plant and Animal

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Giant Viruses Can Integrate into the Genomes of Their Hosts

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Genes from Bacteria Likely Aided Plants’ Move to Land

Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bdelloid Rotifers Questioned

Fungus Repurposed a Bacterial Gene to Sense Gravity with Crystals

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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