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18 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

The Anthrax Case: The Trail of the Spores

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
FBI briefing sheds new light on clues that led to Army researcher
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12 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

The Anthrax Case: From Spores to a Suspect

by Martin Enserink
Full-genome sequencing played central role in linking Army scientist to attacks
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6 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

Tiny Quantum Dots Shed New Light on Nutrient Flow

by Christine Mlot
Fluorescing dots allow researchers to trace uptake of nitrogen from soil in real time
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6 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

FBI Releases Documents on Suspected Anthrax Poisoner

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Martin Enserink
Few details of genetic analysis revealed; many questions remain
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6 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

Virus Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Giant viruses infected and disabled by small viral particles
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29 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Salty Mars Looking Bad for Life

by Richard A. Kerr
New calculations suggest Red Planet was too briny to harbor microbes
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9 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Pavlov's Bacteria?

by Roberta Kwok
With the right environmental cues, microbes can predict the future
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21 April 2008 | ScienceNOW

Sleep Deprivation for Germs

by Martin Enserink
Study suggests new way to target persistent bacteria
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9 April 2008 | ScienceNOW

Invaders Betrayed by DNA

by Erik Stokstad
How to identify species in the wild without ever seeing them
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7 April 2008 | ScienceNOW

Converted Cells Show Promise for Parkinson's

by Constance Holden
Induced pluripotent stem cells mitigate movement disorder in rats
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18 January 2008 | ScienceNOW

The Secret Ingredient in Yellowstone's Travertine

by Carol Potera
Researcher presents first evidence that microbes are key to Hot Springs mineralization
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9 January 2008 | ScienceNOW

A Parasite Shows Its Plantlike Side

by Matt Kaplan
Herbicide might be an ally in the battle against malaria
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23 August 2007 | ScienceNOW

Deadly in the Daylight

by Phil Berardelli
Harmful bacterium more virulent when exposed to sun's rays
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23 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Zapped By Radiation, Fungi Flourish

by Michael Balter
Findings could help explain abundance of fungi at Chernobyl and beyond
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16 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Benefits of Bee-ing Social

by Gisela Telis
Insects that live in larger groups develop stronger defenses against infection
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28 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

Resistance Is Futile

by Robert F. Service
New compounds could lead to drugs that stymie the ability of bacteria to defy antibiotics
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20 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

Conan the Bacterium

by Krista Zala
Secret to superbug's radiation resistance is a metal complex that protects its proteins
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16 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

Soil Won't Save Us

by Betsy Mason
Microbes may hinder ground's ability to soak up excess carbon dioxide
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15 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

Mighty Metal Vanquishes Super-Bacteria

by Dave Mosher
Gallium may be powerful new weapon against drug-resistant bugs
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31 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Group Housing Helps Communities Thrive

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Study shows benefits of rapid evolution in tight spots
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31 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Digging Deeper for Martian Life

by Phil Berardelli
New research suggests any organisms residing close to Mars's surface would have been fried by radiation
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20 December 2006 | ScienceNOW

Do Gut Bugs Make You Fat?

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Researchers find more evidence for intestinal microbes' role in obesity
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20 December 2006 | ScienceNOW

Microbiology's Air Force

by John Bohannon
City air is teeming with microbial species, study shows
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11 December 2006 | ScienceNOW

Good Bugs Make for a Happy Gut

by Dan Ferber
Bacterial supplements ease irritable bowel disease-like symptoms in rats
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12 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

Parasite Is Good News for Baby Boys

by Gretchen Vogel
Pregnant women infected with Toxoplasma give birth to significantly more males
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25 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

City Rat, Country Rat

by Heather Henter
Researchers solve mystery of why leptospirosis is more widespread--and deadly--in urban areas
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10 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

Fungi Helps Grass Beat the Heat

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Symbiont may hone plant's stress response
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10 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

Life in the Fast--and Slow--Lane

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Bacteria-filled organ gives clues to the longevity of deep-sea tubeworms
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9 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

Ghost in the (Plant) Machine

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Algal stowaway may give the ginkgo plant its medicinal properties
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20 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

Snapping a Toxin's Back

by D. Jason Palmer
New inhibitor prevents botulinum poison from carrying out its dirty work
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14 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

Gut Microbes Fatten Up

by Robert Frederick
In mice, microbial interactions influence how fat an animal becomes
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6 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

Dinner for Three

by Juhi Yajnik
Two types of bacteria split the workload to feed a vineyard pest
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1 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

Dining on DNA

by Katherine Unger
Genes allow bacteria to munch on DNA when times get tough
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23 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

One-Track Evolution

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Mutant microbes stay the course to beat the heat
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19 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Microbe Gives Clues to Origin of Life

by Betsy Mason
Simple energy pathway may have powered the synthesis of the first complex molecules
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17 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Making the Miracle Last

by Martin Enserink
In a South African soil bacterium, researchers discover a drug that may replace worn-out antibiotics
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12 April 2006 | ScienceNOW

Engineering a Malaria Breakthrough

by Dennis Normile
Modified yeast mass produces important ingredient for antimalaria drug
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23 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

An Ointment in the Fly

by Michael Schirber
Rapidly evolving genes in fruit flies help guard against viral attack
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21 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Breaking Through the Brain's Defenses

by Katherine Unger
New study sheds light on how malaria parasite penetrates the blood-brain barrier
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30 January 2006 | ScienceNOW

Cyanobacteria Work the Night Shift

by Amy Coombs
Darkness and extreme heat are no problem for algae converting nitrogen to nutrients
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