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Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a tiny RNA molecule that can potentially lead the way toward treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Called PreS, the ...

A newly identified virus–cell hybrid structure allows viruses to spread faster and more aggressively by hitching a ride on migrating cells. Viruses rely on efficient movement between cells to ...

Analysis of hundreds of single-cell genomes from Yellowstone National Park shows bacterial species are less cohesive than previously thought.

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Biologists mapping the human microbiome expected to find new bacteria and viruses, not entities that slip through every ...

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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using genetically identical cells derived from stem cells taken from a single donor.The ...

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