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Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UC Davis, and an investigator with the ...

Although there is no exact comparison to any known bacterium on Earth, the space bacteria shares some key genetic ...

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Mice genetically engineered to lack the ability to make the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30 percent of their body weight in just one week, a new study shows.

Cells are the smallest units of life. But even within the same tissue or organ, they are not all identical. New variations arise continuously during cell proliferation. While genetic mutations alter ...

As the number of space travelers is increasing through commercial missions, it becomes more important to understand how space ...