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Refugee health is often discussed in terms of crises such as disease outbreaks, malnutrition and psychological distress. But ...

Using a novel method, Weizmann Institute researchers map 16 types of simultaneous changes in dozens of samples; findings can ...

“Expression tells us what cells do, but regulatory DNA tells us where they come from, how they develop, and which germ layer ...

Biologists are quietly rewriting what it means to be alive, and the human body has become one of their strangest frontiers.

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The vast community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome, has many close links to human health..

Scientists have uncovered new details explaining why iron oxide minerals are such effective long-term carbon traps in soils.

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

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Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

A multistate outbreak of salmonella infections is likely linked to raw oysters, according to the CDC. Dr. Leana Wen explains ...