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Photosynthesis, Key to Life on Earth, Starts with a Single Photon

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A Biofuel Breakthrough, Courtesy of Fungi

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A Quick New Way to Screen Virus Proteins for Antibiotic Properties

A digital illustration showing red virus particles each with a geometrically shaped capsule, stalk, and leg-like appendages attached to the surface of a green bacterium.

How to Edit the Genes of Nature’s Master Manipulators

A digital illustration of an hourglass filled with pieces of virus capsules and DNA strands. The pieces at the top of the hourglass are purple, and they are flowing downward into viral pieces that are orange.

Methane-Eating ‘Borgs’ Have Been Assimilating Earth’s Microbes

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Research Team Reveals A ‘Blueprint’ for Photosynthesis

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Giant Bacteria Found in Guadeloupe Mangroves Challenge Traditional Concepts

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Microbial Response to a Changing and Fire-Prone Arctic Ecosystem

Smoke from burning tundra on Alaska's North Slope.

Basics 2 Breakthroughs

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Basics 2 Breakthroughs

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Meet EcoPOD: Berkeley Lab’s High-Tech Growing Chamber

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