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A new model for communication in plant cells

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Federal partners release Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research

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Sensor strategy a boon for synthetic biology

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How to catch a fish genome with Big Data

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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Caltech scientists breed bacteria that make tiny high-energy carbon rings

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In zebrafish, the cholera bacterium sets off a surprising flush

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Even DNA that doesn't encode genes can drive cancer

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Virus found to adapt through newly discovered path of evolution

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Team brings subatomic resolution to 'computational microscope'

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Bacteria eats greenhouse gas with a side of protein

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Molecular motor mystery solved: Novel protein rounds out plant cells' machinery

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Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification

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PNAS study: Extreme-altitude birds evolved same trait via different mutations

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CRISPR scissors, Cas12a, enables cutting-edge diagnostics

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House dust mites evolved a new way to protect their genome

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Study reveals how the most common DNA mutation happens

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More rice, please: 13 rice genomes reveal ways to keep up with ever-growing population

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Protein designed entirely from scratch functions in cells as a genuine enzyme

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Cellular division strategy shared across all domains of life

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MiNT protein a fresh target to attack disease

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UMass Amherst, Peking University scientists advance knowledge of plant reproduction

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Living cell membranes can self-sort their components by 'demixing'

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Engineers 3-D print a 'living tattoo'

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Johns Hopkins biologist leads team that unlocks mystery of protein function

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Researchers identify how bacterium survives in oxygen-poor environments

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Corn genetics research exposes mechanism behind traits becoming silent

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Study finds a new way to shut down cancer cells' ability to consume glucose

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NSF, NIH and USDA make new awards to combat infectious diseases

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