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Unveiling the Reality Behind the Microbial Mirage: How False Species Detection From Microbiome Analyses Can Mislead Scientists
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How Scientists are Revolutionizing Biotechnology with Supercharged Bacteria and Immunity to Viral Infections
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Revolutionary Research Challenges Standard Model of Electroporation and Opens Door to New Possibilities
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Rare Discovery: Sea Monster From Age of Dinosaurs Found on Remote Arctic Island
For almost 190 years, scientists have been researching where the ancient sea-dwelling reptiles from the Dinosaur Age came from. Recently,…
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Why Size Matters For Minke Whales: How Smaller Whales Would Struggle to Survive
Minke whales are the smallest kinds of baleen whales. Researchers just discovered that they can’t survive by hunting using a…
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Scientists Uncover the Origins of Life: A Revolutionary “Pioneer Peptide” Identified
NASA’s Search for Life-Filled Planets Gets A Boost From Rutgers Scientists! A group of scientists at Rutgers University are researching…
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Uncovering the Mysteries of Life: New Biosensor Reveals Activity of Elusive Metal
Scientists at Penn State have invented a brand new biosensor that can take pictures of manganese. Manganese is an important…
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New Ingestible Sensor Could Revolutionize GI Health: What MIT/Caltech Researchers Have Discovered
Engineers from MIT and Caltech have created an edible sensor that can be tracked in the digestive system. It helps…
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Uncovering the Hidden Secrets of 9-Foot Tall, 1,500-Pound Elephant Birds Thanks to Ancient Eggshells
A long time ago, giant flightless birds called elephant birds lived on Madagascar. They laid eggs which were even bigger…