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The Scientist spoke with Ohio State University microbiologist Matthew Sullivan about a recent expedition that identified thousands of RNA viruses from water samples and cataloged them into novel phylogenic groups.

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Mixing It Up in the Web of Life

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Oldest Evidence of Terrestrial Life on a Young Earth

Climate Change Research Gets Closer to Nature

Sinking Carbon

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Mitochondria’s Bacterial Origins Upended

Vibrio Infections On the Rise

National Microbiome Initiative Launched

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Ocean Microbes Alter Skies?

Study: Arctic Warming Will Snowball

The Energy of Life

Life-Finding Expeditions

Methane Overload for Marine Microbes

An Ocean of Viruses

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Microbes Thrive in Deepest Ocean

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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Universe 25 Experiment

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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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

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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