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Researchers scour the Earth in search of resilient microbes but hope that the pathogenic kind remain hidden.

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Leveraging PCR for Rapid Sterility Testing

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A Reproducible Approach to Exploring Microbiomes

A researcher holds a Petri dish containing many bacterial colonies in red colored culture medium.

Exploring the Landscape of Bacterial Culture Media

Rows of old, microbe-covered headstones in a misty graveyard with two leafless trees in the background.

Microbial Tales from the Crypt

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Spelunking for Microbes

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Tackling the Challenges of Metagenomics with Nanopore Sequencing

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Microbial Clocks for Corpses

A yellow, hairy caterpillar is sitting on a green leaf off a thin plant stem.

Deciphering Plants’ Biochemical Messages

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Alpine and Arctic Microbes Break Down Plastics

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Universe 25 Experiment

The World's Densest Bones

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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