Imagine being asked to copy a library of books. Doing it yourself would take forever. You'd probably call some friends and come up with a plan to divide and conquer.
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2014
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The first time geneticist George Church visited Siberia was the first summer the permafrost melted.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2021
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Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Madison-Wisconsin have discovered how beetles and bacteria form a symbiotic and mutualistic relationship—one that ultimately results in the destruction of pine ...
Oct 2, 2008
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When harmful bacteria or viruses enter the body, immune cells spot telltale proteins known as antigens on the invaders' surfaces and send out armies of antibodies to fend them off. If some of those antibodies have just the ...
Biochemistry
Jun 28, 2021
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Women are consistently underrepresented in scientific research positions—a disparity that is particularly egregious in computational fields.
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2017
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One of the foremost challenges in biology is the quest to uncover the underlying rules that determine how biological organisms behave in different situations. Even seemingly simple questions, such as why bacteria grow at ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 17, 2020
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Since 2020, firearms have been the number one cause of death among children and teens in the United States, surpassing even car accidents, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, more than ...
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2023
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Exposure to potentially harmful chemicals is a reality of life. Our ancestors, faced with naturally occurring toxins, evolved mechanisms to detoxify and expel damaging substances. In the modern world, our bodies regularly ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 14, 2019
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Despite the rise of systems biology, many geneticists continue to probe genes in isolation. They even use cutting-edge RNA interference (RNAi) technology to knock down one gene at a time. This approach often yields a narrow ...
Oct 16, 2008
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Biological development is a chaotic affair.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 21, 2014
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