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Following recent hurricanes, reports of "flesh-eating" bacteria in Florida have emerged, but these bacteria, which exist year-round, don't actually consume flesh.

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Boosting Bacterial Genomes to Better Explore the Microbiome

Harnessing Metagenomics for Health and Disease Research

Harnessing Metagenomics for Health and Disease Research

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The Sequencing Revolution

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How an Early Warning Radar Could Prevent Future Pandemics

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Archaea Sport Structures that Shuttle Genes Among Microbes

Mammoth Extinction

Finding The Cause of Mammoth Extinction

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Revealing Neuronal Influencers Among the Gut Microbiome

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Microbial Analysis of River Reveals Considerable Diversity

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Seagrasses Continue to Emit Methane Decades After Death

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Microbes Responsible for Stealing Aquarium Medicine

Mummified Gut Bugs Reveal Ancient Dietary Secrets

Mummified Gut Bugs Reveal Ancient Dietary Secrets

Combining metagenomics and metabolomics to unravel microbiome function

Demystifying the Human Gut Microbiome with Multiomics

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Gut Bugs May Help Centenarians Reach Their 100th Birthdays

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Understanding Our Enemies: Identifying Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance

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Distinct Microbiome and Metabolites Linked with Depression

A Little Help From My Friends: Lessons Learned From Microbiome Metagenomics

Life Thrives Within the Earth’s Crust

Archaea Family Tree Blossoms, Thanks to Genomics

Genomic Particularities Hint at Vampire Bat’s Ability to Live Off Blood

Shotgun Sequencing Outdone by Amplicon

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Bellybutton Bugs

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Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin Tied to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

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​Scientists Discover a Second Epigenetic DNA Marker

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Faster Fluid Measurements for Formulation Development

Meet Honeybun and Breeze Through Viscometry in Formulation Development

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The Future of CRISPR

The Future of CRISPR

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Faster Fluid Measurements for Formulation Development

Meet Honeybun and Breeze Through Viscometry in Formulation Development

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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