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Venter led the private effort to sequence the human genome and created the first synthetic bacterial cell while launching biotechnology companies to advance genetics.

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Joachim Messing, Developer of Shotgun Sequencing, Dies

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Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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