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Sick Plants May Attract Distant Bacteria as Medicine

New study shows how sand sedges lure beneficial bacteria to their roots.

Nala Rogers, Staff Writer

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Microbes in Soil Help Sorghum Stay Strong Against Droughts

Bacteria that help sorghum survive drought could someday be used as probiotics for crops.

Anna Katrina Hunter, Contributor

Creature

Scientists Unearth a New Class of Antibiotic Compounds from the Soil

The discovery may one day help people with multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.

Tracy Staedter, Contributor

Human

BRIEF: The Virome Project Aims to Prepare Before the Next Pandemic

Scientists want to identify the hundreds of thousands of viruses that could potentially spill over from wildlife into humans.

Benjamin Plackett, Contributor

Earth

BRIEF: Soil Atlas Exposes the Bacteria that Dominate Global Soils

Soil bacteria are staggeringly diverse, but a few types are abundant nearly everywhere.

Nala Rogers, Staff Writer

Technology

BRIEF: This Ink For 3-D Printers is Alive

Devices made from bacteria-filled hydrogel inks sense chemicals and perform logic operations.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Earth

Climate Change May Mean More Waterborne Epidemics

Rainstorms deposit sediment that hampers the effects of sunlight on lakes and rivers.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

Culture

BRIEF: Geneticists Unlock the Secret of Rose and Honey Scents in Beer

With gene editing technology, newly discovered mutations may become tools for boosting booze flavor.

Nala Rogers, Staff Writer

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When It Comes to Nutrition, Don't Forget Your Microbes

Gut microbes compete with their host for a nutrient called choline.

Marcus Woo, Contributor

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