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RNA-Seq reveals workings of antibiotic resistance

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Using experimental and computational methods, Boston College researchers reveal workings of bacterial defense system This image from Boston College researchers depicts the first curated, genome-scale metabolic network of the lethal bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae; a major cause of illness around the ...

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The Marine Microbial Eukaryote Transcriptome Sequencing Project (MMETSP) – New database provides vast trove of genetic information on tiny single-celled organisms in the ocean

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The ocean holds a bewildering array of microscopic life. Many of the smaller organisms are difficult to study or even to identify under a microscope. For this reason, scientists often look at the genes of these microbes to figure out ...

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