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Researchers generated complete genomes of two important bat species and explored their immune- and cancer-related genes.

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Is a Winter COVID-19 Case Surge Coming?

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Unprecedented Avian Flu Epidemic Could Presage Year-Round Outbreaks

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Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak After Fatality

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Polio Detected in New York City Wastewater

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Bat Coronaviruses May Infect Tens of Thousands of People Yearly

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Biden Names National Monkeypox Response Coordinator

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Preprints Propose Constellation of Causes for Kids’ Liver Disease

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Marburg Virus Detected in Ghana for First Time

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Monkeypox: What We Know (and What We Don’t)

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Monkeypox Likely Spread Undetected in US Before Recent Reports  

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US Case Adds to Unusual Monkeypox Outbreak

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Bird Flu Hits US Hard

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Avian Flu Case Numbers Soar in Europe

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Infographic: How H1N1 Came to Spark a Pandemic in 2009

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Timeline: Investigating the Origins of the 2009 Pandemic

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New Ebola Case Confirmed in DRC Months After Previous Outbreak

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Ivory Coast Confirms First Ebola Case Since 1994

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Tracking Companion Animal Disease

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Texas Monkeypox Case Underscores Need for Better Surveillance

Opinion: Comparing Coronaviruses

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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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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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

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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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Agilent Announces the Enhanced 8850 Gas Chromatograph

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