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Q&A: Thousands of RNA Viruses Newly Discovered in Ocean Water

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SARS-CoV-2 Can Spread Via Cell-to-Cell Transmission

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Virus Alters Caterpillars’ Vision to Trick Them into Climbing

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Mass Polio Vaccination Effort Underway in East Africa

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New Mechanism for Virus-Triggered Autoimmunity Uncovered

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Bacteria Set Off Viral “Bombs” Inside Neighbors

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New Preprints Further Implicate Market in Pandemic’s Origins

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SARS-CoV-2 in the Air: What’s Known and What Isn’t

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Luc Montagnier, Virologist who Codiscovered HIV, Dies at Age 89

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First COVID-19 Human Challenge Trial Reveals Uneven Susceptibility

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Studies Identify Risk Factors for Long COVID

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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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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