Several worker ants check on the colony’s young (transparent) for pathogenic infection.
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Cocooned ants infected with a deadly fungus call on workers to kill them to protect the colony—the first example of altruistic disease signaling in social insects.

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What Lies Beneath: Wastewater Testing for Pathogens

What Lies Beneath: Wastewater Testing for Pathogens

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Q&A: What if Immune Cells Don’t Actually Detect Viruses and Bacteria?

Researchers use bacterial whole genome sequencing to compare the phylogenetic relationship between environmental and clinical samples.

Aquatic Bacteria Reveal a Common Genetic Link to a Deadly Human Pathogen

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CDC Warns of Person-to-Person Transmission of Resistant Fungus

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Identifying a Killer, 1895

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BioHub Network Aims to Advance Sharing of Pathogens for Research

Gloria Echeverria Investigates an Insidious Form of Breast Cancer

Infographic: How NETs Work

Why Immune Cells Extrude Webs of DNA and Protein

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

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T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

A yellow-colored frozen frog.

Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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