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A newly discovered bacterial defense protein named Cat1 reveals an extraordinary method of viral neutralization. All living ...

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A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to ...

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Chagas disease is often called a silent killer because many people don't realize they have it until complications from the ...

Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists. These include algae, amoeba, and ...