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Designer phages: World Economic Forum emerging technologies report 

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Recent advances in synthetic biology have allowed the engineering of the microbiome using phages – viruses that selectively infect specific types of bacteria. By reprogramming the genetic information of these viruses, scientists can selectively target specific bacteria to prevent or treat diseases in both animals and plants.”

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Bees, blue light, and bacteria in beetles’ ‘back pockets’: Most viewed articles of August 2022

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Each month, Frontiers shines a spotlight on some of the leading research across a wide range of topics. Article link: [link]. Article link: [link]. Article link: [link]. Article link: [link]. Selling the articles is not allowed. Image: Shutterstock.com. by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer.

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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids 

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Frontiers for Young Minds launches third volume of Nobel Collection articles for young readers Photo credit: Frontiers Frontiers for Young Minds , an award-winning, non-profit, open-access scientific journal for kids, has released the third volume of its Nobel Collection today. With over 1.5

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Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Water Webinar Series For Homeowners

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Penn State Extension is hosting a five-part Water Webinar Series on a variety of topics of interest to homeowners. Reprinted from Penn State Extension Watershed Winds newsletter. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

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New study finds 19th century wooden shipwrecks to be thriving habitats for deep-sea microbiomes

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Image: Maui Topical Images/Shutterstock.com. Read original article ? Download original article (pdf). After four months, they retrieved these samples and measured all of the bacteria, archaea and fungi using gene sequencing. Selling the articles is not allowed. Coan, science writer. Microscopic communities.

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January 8 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

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25 Webinar On Lower Delaware River Bacteria Study Protecting Clean Water Together: What’s The Big Deal About Water Anyway? 30 to Jan. 9 Webinar On Applying For EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Funding Opportunities, Projects Supported; County Clean Water Updates; Much More! Water Center At Penn Hosts Jan.

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Meet a team of scientists working to prevent interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planets

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In an article in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences , an international group of experts affiliated with COSPAR reviewed the panel’s role, and its Planetary Protection Policy , including recent considerations regarding the Policy for the Moon, Venus, Mars and small planetary bodies. Selling the articles is not allowed.

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