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Bats pollinate plants and control insects but also transmit diseases to humans. Researchers investigate ways to prevent viral spread.

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The Evolution of Bats’ Super Immunity

A brown and gray Daubenton’s bat in midair, flying in the general direction of the camera with wings outstretched and mouth open.

Duplicated Gene Helps Bats Survive “Arms Race” With Viruses

Three flying foxes (a type of bat) hanging upside down on a bare branch

Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans

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Opinion: A Dog Has Caught Monkeypox from One of Its Owners, Highlighting Risk of the Virus Infecting Pets and Wild Animals

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What Is This New Langya Virus? Do We Need to Be Worried?

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Bat Coronaviruses May Infect Tens of Thousands of People Yearly

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Climate Change Worsens Most Infectious Diseases

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Colin Carlson Works to Predict and Prevent Viral Spillover

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Unidentified Bleeding Disease Kills Three in Tanzania

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Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

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Universe 25 Experiment

A woman in her 60s wears a yellow tank top and brown-rimmed glasses while placing a hormone-replacement patch on her upper arm.

Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Publisher Investigates an Alleged Peer Review Extortion Attempt

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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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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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Optimizing NGS Library Preparation for Reliable Sequencing Data

Optimizing NGS Library Preparation for Reliable Sequencing Data

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Using TCR Repertoire Sequencing to Advance Immunology Research

Using TCR Repertoire Sequencing to Advance Immunology Research

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Mapping Clonal Mosaicism in Aging Tissues

Mapping Clonal Mosaicism in Aging Tissues

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