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Genetic material packaged inside cells is more solid than liquid

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Scientists show jet lag impairs immune response in mice

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

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Finding the Achilles' heel of a killer parasite

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Flies and mosquitoes beware: Here comes the slingshot spider

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Changing seawater hints at future for adhesives from ocean species

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Researchers discover two paths of aging, and new insights on promoting healthspan

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Light-activated 'CRISPR' enables fast, precise gene editing and detection of DNA repair

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Red tulips, pink magnolias, purple lilacs: How do plants create all that color?

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Researchers developing one-step COVID-19 diagnostic tool

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Biologists using supercomputer simulations to analyze the coronavirus

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How plants tune their greenness to light quality

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Scientists discover how cyanobacteria thrive in low light

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Scientists discover protein that lulls algae to 'sleep'

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Test for life-threatening nutrient deficit is made from bacteria entrails

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Scientists discover key factors in how some algae harness solar energy

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New technique helps engineer water filters, human tissues

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Is a milder mustard on the way?

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Ultra-fast communication allows aquatic cells to release toxins in unison

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Teaching CRISPR and antibiotic resistance to high school students

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Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes at volcanic island chains

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NSF selects Joanne Tornow to head its Biological Sciences directorate

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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Video: Biologist Sean B. Carroll on ecosystem resilience

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Video series: New strategies address one of science's greatest mysteries

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Shedding light on millipede evolution

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Researcher studies how to prevent antibiotic resistance

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Canopy researcher goes out on a (tree) limb to promote public understanding of science

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Rewriting genetic information to prevent disease

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Meet James L. Olds, the new head of NSF's Directorate for Biological Sciences

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