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Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium Could Cut Biofuel Costs

By Jenny Rood

Ethanol-producing Zymomonas mobilis can live on nitrogen gas, potentially cutting costs and environmental waste in biofuel production.

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Obama’s Budget Seeks Science Boost

By Bob Grant

Fiscal year 2016 could be very bright for the research enterprise if the President’s budgetary requests are granted.

Ebola Drug Trial Canceled

By Jef Akst

As the number of Ebola cases declines, Chimerix is unable to recruit enough patients for its trial in Liberia testing the antiviral drug brincidofovir.

Methylation Predicts Mortality

By Kerry Grens

A study finds a link between patterns of methylation in the human genome and people’s life span.

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The green alga Caulerpa taxifolia is the largest known single-celled organism; it can reach 6 inches to 12 inches long.

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How viruses wield tiny molecules of RNA to help them persist in our bodies for years, decades, and sometimes an entire life span

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