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Beryl Rappaport, a microbiologist completing her Ph.D. at Syracuse University, and a team of researchers identified a new ...
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Glaciers are flush with microbial life. But, as climate change speeds glacial melting, scientists rush to establish microbial ...
Scientists are dismantling the old binary of alive versus dead, revealing a surprising middle ground where cells from dead bodies can reorganize, communicate and even gain new abilities. Instead of ...