
To Spot Future Coronavirus Flare-Ups, Search the Sewers
Wastewater-based epidemiology can test large groups of people and help better allocate scarce resources
Wastewater-based epidemiology can test large groups of people and help better allocate scarce resources
Drug use in cows alters nutrient cycling
Scientists are now testing whether the fungi have any pharmaceutical potential
Vanishing public repositories of microbes, both beneficial and deadly, have been essential for advances such as penicillin and CRISPR
Blood biomarkers could help investigators narrow down a pool of suspects more quickly
The criminal justice system’s reliance on DNA evidence, often treated as infallible, carries significant risks
Two dozen automakers and research institutes have set out together to build a virtual model
Neuroscientists are probing the idea that intestinal microbiota might influence brain development and behavior
Pillows, bedding and tossing and turning all influence what you inhale while fast asleep
Even manure from drug-free cows encourages antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Collecting fungi is more than a hobby for Rodham Tulloss
Scientists and farmers alike think it represents the next big thing in agriculture
Is slaughtering birds the best way to keep the wildlife away from airplanes?
Unmasking tiny denizens of the great indoors
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