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AI spots ‘ghost’ signatures of ancient life on Earth

Find could revolutionize search for early life on our planet and elsewhere in the cosmos

Find could revolutionize search for early life on our planet and elsewhere in the cosmos
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on November 17, 2025

Metal scaffolds turn bacteria into live wires

Mud-dwelling cable bacteria construct metal organic frameworks to grow

Mud-dwelling cable bacteria construct metal organic frameworks to grow
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on November 7, 2025

Chemical additive slashes carbon emissions when creating synthetic fuels

Advance in Fischer-Tropsch process could make coal-to-liquid plants cleaner

Advance in Fischer-Tropsch process could make coal-to-liquid plants cleaner
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on October 30, 2025

Congress close to passing law that would freeze out certain Chinese biotechs

Latest version of Biosecure Act could raise costs for academic biology labs in an effort to prevent theft of Americans’ health data

Latest version of Biosecure Act could raise costs for academic biology labs in an effort to prevent theft of Americans’ health data
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on October 27, 2025

New radioactive isotope therapies promise more targeted attacks on cancer

Recent clinical successes, and profits, have prompted a rush among pharma companies to try new isotopes and targeting strategies

Recent clinical successes, and profits, have prompted a rush among pharma companies to try new isotopes and targeting strategies
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on October 2, 2025

Mysterious will-o’-the-wisps ignited by microlightning

Electrical discharge from microscopic bubbles offers a new explanation for fleeting flames of folklore

Electrical discharge from microscopic bubbles offers a new explanation for fleeting flames of folklore
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on September 29, 2025

Here’s how the first proteins might have assembled, sparking life

RNA could have helped amino acids join up without preexisting protein machinery, lab study suggests

RNA could have helped amino acids join up without preexisting protein machinery, lab study suggests
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on August 27, 2025

Hot springs’ hardy microbes offer new source of antibiotics

The mysterious branch of life of known as archaea harbor unique bacteria-fighting compounds

The mysterious branch of life of known as archaea harbor unique bacteria-fighting compounds
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on August 14, 2025

Simple solar device extracts ammonia from wastewater

Technique could provide cheap fertilizer and prevent harmful nutrient runoff

Technique could provide cheap fertilizer and prevent harmful nutrient runoff
Author Robert F. ServicePosted on August 1, 2025

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