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New genetics tool helps answer evolutionary questions

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Engineering biology through DNA’s environment

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Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

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NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

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Alpine ecosystems struggle to recover from nitrogen deposition

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Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

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Simple test detects disease-carrying mosquitoes, presence of biopesticide

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Genomic study of 412 anthrax strains provides new virulence clues

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All that is gold is not biochemically stable

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International team makes rare discovery of new fatty acids

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New research suggests evolution might favor 'survival of the laziest'

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Plant protein complex plays large role in important growth and development process

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How forests improve kids' diets

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Smart wristband with link to smartphones could monitor health, environmental exposures

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Study challenges evolution of how humans acquired language

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Greenhouse gases linked to degrading plastic

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A soft, on-the-fly solution to a hard, underwater problem

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Flies meet gruesome end under influence of puppeteer fungus

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Soundwave-surfing droplets leave no traces behind

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Studying aliens of the deep

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New NSF awards support the creation of bio-based semiconductors

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Massive genome havoc in breast cancer is revealed

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New study in electric fish reveals brain mechanisms for distinguishing self from other

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Moths with larger hindwings and longer tails are best at deflecting bats

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Sound waves could provide 'liquid biopsies'

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Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting

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Scale is a key ingredient when tracking biodiversity, researchers say

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Research Brief: Small classes reduce performance gaps in science

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Nanomaterials could mean more algae outbreaks for wetlands, waterways

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