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How A Cell Anticipates the Seasons
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Niko McCarty
Cyanobacteria — which first appeared on Earth some 3.5 billion years ago and divide every six hours — can “sense” shortening days and change the molecular compositions of their cell membranes to prepare for cold weather.
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Is That DNA Dangerous?
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Tessa Alexanian & Max Langenkamp
Synthetic DNA poses biosecurity risks that curated databases and screening algorithms can minimize. Here’s how they work now and how they could improve.
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Day Zero Antivirals for Future Pandemics
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Brian Wang
Medicines modeled off the innate immune system have the best chance of protecting us during the next viral outbreak.
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Measuring the Black Death
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Saloni Dattani
Reports suggest that between 40 and 60 percent of the population died during the bubonic plague that swept through Europe in the mid-1300s. What accounts for this wide range of estimates?
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Announcing a special mini-issue devoted to biotechnology's role in pandemic prevention.
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Meet the Flower Designer Who Built a Laboratory In His Home
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Sebastian Cocioba, a vocal advocate for amateur science, built a home laboratory from spare parts and second-hand machines purchased on eBay.
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On Fables and Nuanced Charts
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