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Black Death bacterium has become less lethal after genetic tweak

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See the Milky Way dazzle during a lunar eclipse â€” Mayâ€™s best science images

Global dominance of seasonality in shaping lake-surface-extent dynamics

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Gender equality in research publishing is a responsibility for everyone

See the Milky Way dazzle during a lunar eclipse â€” Mayâ€™s best science images

NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad â€” and could leave thousands without care

Researchers who â€˜pivotâ€™ into new fields should not be given a citation penalty

Black Death bacterium has become less lethal after genetic tweak

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