Microbes
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Health & Medicine
The AIDS virus that vanished
Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV.
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Planets
Home on the moon
Astronomers say rocky moons orbiting distant planets might support alien life.
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Climate
The high life
The sky is full of microscopic life, some of which might even trigger rain or snow.
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Microbes
Bacteria learn new trick
Scientists show evolution in action in decades-long E. coli study.
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Microbes
Living long beneath the sea
Microbes in the mud beneath the seafloor may live millions of years, redefining what it means to be old and alive.
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Microbes
Surprising rabies resistance
Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats.
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Microbes
Killing a bacterial killer
A common, cheap element offers hope against deadly bacterial infections.
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Microbes
Surprisingly hardy flu germs
Flu-causing viruses may live for days or even months outside the body.