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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Microbiology ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/scientists-reawaken-ancient-microbes-from-permafrost-and-discover-they-start-churning-out-co2-soon-after</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice age can reactivate and resume breaking down carbon. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P5sPEab56hipEYSUFmHV4N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers reawakened microbes from permafrost dating to the last ice age.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A researcher drills a sample of the permafrost in the Permafrost Research Tunnel in Alaska.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Australia's pink lakes: The remnants of ancient rivers now teeming with microbes that make rosy pigments ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pink lakes in Western Australia get their color from pigments produced by microbes, but climate change and other human threats are killing these tiny organisms. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5HBSdW232vrhVZrKJnNgGA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Hillier is one of Australia&#039;s best-known pink lakes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Lake Hillier, a bright-pink lake in Western Australia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Embattled 'arsenic life' paper retracted by journal Science 15 years after publication ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A controversial 2010 study that suggested bacteria could grow using arsenic instead of phosphorus has been retracted by the research journal Science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NiRh8D5tAoXUn5cVe3ykD5-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Mono, California, where bacterium GFAJ-1 was discovered in 2010.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tufa rocks in the foreground at Lake Mono in California, with a purple-and-pink sunset over the lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It is our obligation to future generations': Scientists want thousands of human poop samples for microbe 'doomsday vault' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/microbiology/it-is-our-obligation-to-future-generations-scientists-want-thousands-of-human-poop-samples-for-microbe-doomsday-vault</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The founders of the Microbiota Vault, a project that aims to preserve microbial diversity, have announced that they are ready to grow their frozen microbe collection to 10,000 samples by 2029. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:01:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f3HHSuowEJddQBXQ96tsv9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The microbes are stored in freezers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Plans are underway to find a permanent location for the Microbiota Vault.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A freezer compartment at the University of Zurich containing microbial samples.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gut bacteria imbalance linked to multiple sclerosis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Levels of two types of bacteria in your gut could help improve the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashutosh Mangalam ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o3zau44ugTEhmZTi4kHEKB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fatty layers of tissue, called myelin sheaths, insulate the wires of neurons, but these sheaths are damaged in multiple sclerosis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An electron microscope image showing myelin insulating nerve fibers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny, portable 'laboratories' sort germs using electricity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pathogens have distinct electrical charges, shapes and sizes. Measuring how quickly they move through an electric field can help researchers separate different species in a sample in minutes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 May 2025 12:46:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JVWJRRCEZvszmGCa8JHpnF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Microfluidics makes use of tiny channels (red and blue) to speed up analyses of biomolecules, such as DNA and proteins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a microfluidic device]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Microbes of death' can reveal when a frozen body died, forensic scientists explain ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/death/microbes-of-death-can-reveal-when-a-frozen-body-died-forensic-scientists-explain</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Getting an accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information that the naked eye cannot. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Noemi Procopio ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BuWgp7ZdwHmc3paNNFR4Sm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Extreme weather conditions can make reconstructing the scene of a crime more difficult.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up of a woman&#039;s closed eye with blue frost covering her face and eyelashes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient viral genomes plucked from glaciers reveal how pathogens have adapted to Earth's shifting climate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over the past 41,000 years, viral communities have varied significantly between cold and warm climatic periods, scientists found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:51:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 23 May 2025 13:29:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhi-Ping Zhong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zvCC7zDFgegKV7pDCghcCM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The researchers drilling on the Guliya Glacier.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two researchers drill into a glacier]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the difference between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are two main types of bacteria, and these categories reflect the microbes' biology and their vulnerability to different antibiotics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UCLstuGJUCUJCZ6pxuHMN9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is an example of gram-positive bacteria. This species belongs to the genus Nocardia, which includes some members that can infect humans.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nocardia bacteria colonies grown on petri dish.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden 'biosphere' of extreme microbes discovered 13 feet below Atacama Desert is deepest found there to date ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found microbes thriving 13 feet beneath the scorched surface of Chile's Atacama Desert, marking the deepest discovery of microbial life in the region to date. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:58:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9WVtwPDMnnkEVipPooKmb7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lucas Horstmann, GFZ-Potsdam]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Yungay Valley region of the Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cracked desert soil in the Yungay Valley region of the Atacama Desert.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover once-in-a-billion-year event — 2 lifeforms merging to create a new cell part ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers think a microbe that was engulfed by an algal cell 100 million years ago has since evolved into an integral part of the cell's machinery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:18:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yaKAcBEtaHGBBqjeriNj9X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This microscopy image shows a marine algal cell with a black arrow pointing to the newfound nitroplast organelle.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A microscopic image of a oblong, greenish cell with a black arrow pointing to a large circle within it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lost world of lagoons filled with mounds of microbes discovered in Atacama desert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered a jaw-dropping ecosystem of crystal-clear lagoons and salt plains in Argentina's Puna de Atacama desert that could offer a window onto early life on Earth and Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:44:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qP5ohMx4q98LsRQvKPCRR6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brian Hynek]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Green mounds of stromatolites flourish at the bottom of a lagoon in Argentina&#039;s Puna de Atacama.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial picture of the lagoon and surrounding salt plain with microbial mounds visible beneath the water surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? 7 experts weigh in ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts across public health, microbiology and biochemistry agree that we'll still have antibiotics in 50 years, but the drugs may take a different form than those we have today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:30:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lori L. Burrows ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xcyub8D6ipW2PTheFYYRVk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Antibiotic resistance&quot; is a growing problem that threatens to make life-saving antibiotics less effective.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[gloved hand holds up a petri dish of pink and white bacteria]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ After you die, your microbiome cooperates with soil microbes to 'recycle' your body ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/microbiology/after-you-die-your-microbiome-cooperates-with-soil-microbes-to-recycle-your-body</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer DeBruyn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yAsVBfWXzQnQbyTd33RsjW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parasite triggered painful uvula ulcer in man 5 years after he caught it in South America ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/parasite-triggered-painful-uvula-ulcer-in-man-5-years-after-he-caught-it-in-south-america</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man unwittingly picked up a parasite, and years later, it triggered a throat infection. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3o7DcinHZuLM2yFeaCYtVm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These single-cell parasites (purple circles) cause a disease called leishmaniasis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Roughly circular single-cell parasites shown surrounding and attacking several larger cells in a tissue sample.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nematode resurrected from Siberian permafrost lay dormant for 46,000 years ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/nematode-resurrected-from-siberian-permafrost-laid-dormant-for-46000-years</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ancient nematode has lain dormant in a fossilized squirrel burrow since the late Pleistocene, revealing that these worms can survive for tens of thousands of years longer than thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VeyyzGAYnNRFqzsaarwLL-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shatilovich et al, 2023, PLOS Genetics;  (CC-BY 4.0)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers isolated the newly described nematode (Panagrolaimus kolymaensis) from permafrost in 2018, but its age and species remained unclear.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of the newly thawed nematode under the microscope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 ancient 'zombie viruses' that scientists have pulled from the melting permafrost ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are discovering and resurrecting ancient viruses trapped in permafrost and frozen remains. Here are 8 'zombie' viruses that scientists have pulled from the permafrost. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:27:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVTqJgK8g3XqP3tDwqS5F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Permafrost is melting at rapid rates in the Russian Far East and could unleash unknown, long-dormant viruses.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A layer of permafrost melts, exposing the rocky substrate underneath.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre, never-before-seen viruses discovered thriving throughout the world's oceans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of a strange group of viruses, dubbed mirusviruses, that infect ocean plankton across the globe may shed light on the origin of herpes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h77HZKrCyLNm8Z24M6mpKT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mirusviruses regulate the activity of plankton and contribute to the health of the marine ecosystems.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tiny organisms known as plankton float in the darkness in this eerie picture teeming with life.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Zombie' viruses have been revived from Siberian permafrost. Could they infect people? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/zombie-viruses-permafrost-siberia</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have isolated viable microbes from melting permafrost after tens of thousands of years. But don't worry; they infect only amoebas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:59:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:32:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wsox6pkYysv9FbEdzQoSak-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Permafrost melts into the Kolyma River outside of Zyryanka, Russia in Siberia on July 4, 2019. In a new study, researchers looked for ancient viruses in several places in Siberia, including two  rivers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Permafrost melts into the Kolyma River outside of Zyryanka, Russia in Siberia on July 4, 2019. In a new study, researchers looked for ancient viruses in several places in Siberia, including two  rivers. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cells Shimmer Like a Thousand Ice Cream Sprinkles in Gorgeous New 'DNA Microscope' Images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What looks like a cross between a nebula and a 1980s dance party is something even more astonishing: a view of the locations of DNA and RNA inside a living cell. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:02:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sQcyZZEekV8BqEDirE7Bmg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Joshua Weinstein, Broad Institute]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Each glowing dot represents a cell.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cell map]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's So Special About the Atacama Desert? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northern Chile's dry and desolate Atacama Desert hosts the world's largest array of astronomical observatories. Scientists have called the largely lifeless region Earth's closest analogue of Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:40:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:27:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Leman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2rDwTmgVgidSWnjXdpdjxU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In Chile&#039;s dry and desolate Atacama Desert, life stands still. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Atacama desert]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Link Between Climate Change and 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flesh-eating bacteria will become more prevalent with climate change. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:48:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/whsTwvY8BBXiqiF8ES8J3f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A scanning electron micrograph of a &lt;em&gt;Vibrio vulnificus&lt;/em&gt; bacterium.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[vibrio, vibrio vulnificus, v. vulnificus ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microbe Masterpieces: Scientists Create Cool Art from Bacteria ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52549-microbiology-agar-art-competition.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bacteria can be beautiful. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:07:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/varMfGRYuzobR8nP8tChBh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[American Society for Microbiology/Mehmet Berkmen and Maria Penil from Massachusetts]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: The Microbe Masterpieces of the 2015 Agar Art Competition ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52547-microbiology-agar-art-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bacteria can be beautiful. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 22:04:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CDWGQYUQatWH6WdpZmwJxH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[American Society for Microbiology/Manal Hamed of Qatar]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Food Safety Returns To Nature ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45156-food-safety-returns-to-nature.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Naturally occurring viruses are slowly gaining popularity in eradicating foodborne bacteria. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cynthia McKelvey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tatND5hy72WzturaANRsW8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tim Sackton via flickr | http://bit.ly/1kdaYvZ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ Naturally occurring viruses are slowly gaining popularity in eradicating foodborne bacteria.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[grill, meat, heat, foodborne diseasess]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cracking Bacteria's Playbook ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44342-cracking-bacterias-playbook.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New study maps how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:15:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gabriel Popkin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YufN4eoBMkgHeziGJjUDHH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nathan Reading via Flickr | http://bit.ly/1gSBW6U.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two strains of Staph bacteria respond to antibiotics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[staph infection, bacteria, antibiotics]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ocean Microbes Shed Bizarre DNA-Carrying Blobs, Study Finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tiny marine microbes that are thought to play a crucial role in the planet's carbon and nutrient cycles are mysteriously shedding massive amounts of bacterial "buds," loaded with proteins and genetic information, into the world's oceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:01:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RvHcia7s3PwfVRZPfx9yYd-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Steven Biller, Chisholm Lab]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists at MIT documented the first extracellular vesicles produced by ocean microbes. The arrow points to one of these spherical vesicles in this scanning electron micrograph of the cyanobacteria, Prochlorococcus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ocean Microbes Shedding Vesicles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cranberries Stop Bacteria In Their Tracks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41580-cranberries-stop-bacteria-in-their-tracks.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research adds a new dimension to cranberries' possible effect on urinary tract infections. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:19:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Suchy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3AnyKktZnJXPvfMvbGSKxb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Muffet via flickr | http://bit.ly/196exwa]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ Research adds a new dimension to cranberries&#039; possible effect on urinary tract infections.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cranberries, health, mirobiology]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazing Crystal Formation Revealed in Microphotograph ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microphotographer captures a stunning image of a crystal formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:02:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nina Sen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cXu3fLK9p2yzfLwK6uEvaM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image shows sulfosalicylic acid crystal formation as seen magnified 200 times using polarized light. The photo was taken by Thomas Balla of Fort Collins, Colo., and received honorable mention at Nikon&#039;s 2013 Small World microphotography competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sulfosalicylic Acid Crystal Formation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning Microphotograph Shows Ladybug's Prickly Boots ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41187-microphotograph-ladybird-beetle-foreleg.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A ladybird beetle’s spiked foreleg is revealed in this remarkable microphotograph. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:42:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nina Sen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B839AyHnFY6yo9LUGu2dZW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jan Michels]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[You&#039;ve never seen a ladybug like this. Nikon’s 2013 Small World microphotography competition&#039;s 7th place prize went to Jan Michels, who took this image of an adhesive pad on a foreleg of ladybird beetle, or Coccinella septempunctata.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazing Image Reveals Micro Slip 'N Slides ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Take a look at this amazing 400x-magnified image showing a microbiological water park created by the fascinating fungus Emericella nidulans. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nina Sen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XiZV2dXwvLY3UdyAShnmWC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The spherical spores produced by the fungus Emericella nidulans are coated in a thin layer of the protein hydrophobin. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fungus Emericella Nidulans and Hydrophobin-Covered Spores]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Physics of the Ocean's Tiniest Critters ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The aesthetics, the mechanics, and the powerful consequences of water and its residents have far reaching repercussions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:44:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacqueline Conciatore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FhpzByxqC3Js4oZNUGTJAG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[© Stuart Darsch, permission required to use this image, www.stuartdarsch.com]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[MIT environmental engineer Roman Stocker. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[sl, nsf, sciencelives, national science foundation, Stocker, MIT, microbiology, fluid mechanics]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Algae Chows Down on Other Plants ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/24974-algae-eats-other-plants.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, a plant has been shown able to "eat" other plants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:20:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tBbzhoKxrs3cSdcmEJzJTj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bielefeld University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ All Female Team Trains Microbes To Clean Up Nuclear Waste ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microbiologist Gemma Reguera succeeded in becoming a role model for women in science, running a lab that's staffed nearly with all female researchers — as well as deciphering how microbes can play a major role in cleaning up nuclear waste and toxic metals ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:17:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:20:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Layne Cameron ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KuntLPnSENnCvouDGz6GY3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michael Steger]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[MSU microbiologist Gemma Reguera (right) and her team of researchers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[nsf, national science foundation, sciencelives, sl, Gemma Reguera, microbiology, Michigan State University, MSU, microbes, nuclear waste, uranium, Layne Cameron, microbial fuel cells, nanowires ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microbe Census to Delve Deep for Earth's 'Invisibles' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/16543-microbe-census-delves-deep.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Finding out what's down there is a big task, complicated by microorganisms' wily ways. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:46:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Mustain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DbbSGiMfPRmxEXxQTGj32J-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Duane P. Moser, Desert Research Institute]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The dark shaft of the Mponeng mine in South Africa where microbes were found flourishing in rocks up to several miles below the Earth&#039;s surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mponeng mine shaft]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans Now Look to Well-Known Worm for Virus Advice ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/11639-humans-worm-virus-advice.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Classic model system can now be used to study viral infections ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:32:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Welsh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jxxMMyqpL44WF9G2dgRzTF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marie-Anne Felix, the Monod Institute]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered that C. elegans, a microscopic worm biologists have used in the lab to identify important biological phenomena, suffers from natural viral infections. This may mean that C. elegans can help scientists learn more about how hosts and viruses interact.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hunting for Life in Rocks Beneath the Seas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geobiologists undertake a mission to drill below the ocean surface into the microbe-bearing crust below. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katrina Edwards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6iwvfnwEDqtC3wbDmzqdj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Andreas Teske, UNC Chapel Hill]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Part of the sediment microbiology sampling team from the German-American expedition on board the R/V Maria S. Merian at North Pond, 22°N on the Western flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, samples material for study.  From the left, the researchers are USC postdoc Nina Knab, UNC postdoc Jennifer Biddle, Max Planck Institut for Marine Microbiology postdoc Aude Picard, and USC professor Katrina Edwards.  The researchers are sub-sampling the core on the right at specific intervvals for various analyses, whereas the core on the left is one archived in the Max Planck Institut core repository.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Life Endures 120,000 Years Under Ice ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New bacteria species survived 120,000 years beneath Greenland ice. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viruses Store and Deliver Keys to Evolution ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Viruses found to have complex genetic interactions with bacteria. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fEz6oBeuZC9Y6snEVfDZsQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tornado Science, Facts and History]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Invisible World: All About Microbes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Delve into the realm of bacteria, archaea, amoebas, slime molds, parameciums and even viruses. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HjyABzUFbAiLUmJwtgSzH7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Single-celled eukaryotic microbe (~2mm in diameter). Photo: L. Amaral Zettler.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange New Microbe Harvests Sunlight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/4551-strange-microbe-harvests-sunlight.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A light-harvesting bacterium dwells in Yellowstone's hot springs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y4qAzkte4cB3Ar57F7utKn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[David M. Ward]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Octopus Spring, an alkaline siliceous hot spring in Yellowstone National Park.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Biological Transformers Shrink and Grow to Elude Predators ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Saltwater algae go through amazing changes to stay alive. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:31:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:08:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Corey Binns ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aMwuPCyEihmNv8CAYBifbA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert Andersen]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Phaeocystis suppresses colony formation in the presence of chemical signals from copepods and remains as small, solitary cells like these that are only a few micrometers in diameter.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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