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Space Station microbes similar to home microbes

In California, microbiologists at the University of California, Davis analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with...

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The sky is falling! 800 million viruses fall from the sky every day

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Cattle Genomic Data Gives Breeders Competitive Edge

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Masterful Microbes Munch on Ocean Plastic

In Spain, researchers think we can thank microbes in the ocean for the lower amounts of plastic in the ocean than expected based on...

New Genes Found Linked to Autism Can Offer Hope for Better Treatment Options

In Canada, researchers analyzed the genomes from more than 5,000 people and found the usual 43 genes that have shown up in prior studies,...

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