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First gene knockout in a cephalopod

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New native Hawaiian land snail species discovered

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How a memory game could help us understand brain injury

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Ocean virus hijacks carbon-storing bacteria

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Scientists discover how cyanobacteria thrive in low light

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New portable tool analyzes microbes in the environment

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Unraveling arthropod genomic diversity over 500 million years of evolution

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Identity of mystery Florida invader corrected after 20 years

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Chemical defenses allow some moths to escape predatory bats

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Justinianic plague not a landmark pandemic?

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Nearly 40% of plant species are very rare, and vulnerable to climate change

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Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions

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Impacts of low-dose exposure to antibiotics unveiled in zebrafish gut

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Malaria Researchers’ Findings May Have Implications for Preventing Spread of Deadly Disease

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Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence

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Coastal birds can weather the storm, but not the sea

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New study finds U.S. and Canada have lost more than 1 in 4 birds in past 50 years

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Hope for coral recovery may depend on good parenting

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Using artificial intelligence to track birds' dark-of-night migrations

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Salt marshes' capacity to store carbon may be threatened by nitrogen pollution

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Environmental change is triggering an identity switch in grasslands

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Common feature of cancer cells may also be their Achilles' heel

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Ultra-fast communication allows aquatic cells to release toxins in unison

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Rising tundra temperatures lead to changes in microbial communities

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Cicada fungus may foster new drug discoveries

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Striped maple trees often change mating types, with females more likely to die

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New findings reveal how microbiome is disrupted during disease flare-ups

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Bacteria change behavior to tackle tiny obstacle course

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NSF selects Joanne Tornow to head its Biological Sciences directorate

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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