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Federal Officials, Congress Seek Ways To Stimulate Antibiotic Development
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) last September released a report, “Combating Antibiotic Resistance,” along with a strategy for dealing with this public health problem. In addition, the White House issued an Executive Order emphasizing the importance of a...
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Quorum Sensing and Social Interactions during Infection
Bacteria engage in diverse communal behaviors, such as forming biofilms, exchanging DNA, coordinating the production and release of enzymes and toxins, and moving in swarms. Scientists working in the branch of evolutionary biology called social evolution recently began to ask why individual cells...
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Methane Fuels Deep-Sea, Rock-Hosted Ecosystem
Far beneath the ocean surface, vast quantities of methane percolate through the Earth's crust, following fractures and fissures into the shallow subsurface and frequently into the depths of the sea. These features are marine methane seeps, important components of the planet's climate re...
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