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A ribonucleoprotein (a structure made of RNA and protein) within a diversity-generating retroelement (DGR). DGRs are mechanisms that allow microorganisms to edit their genes. A new study in Nature has revealed clues about how they work. Credit: Blair Paul, generated from an RNP structure in Handa et al., using Protein Data Bank Japan (PDBJ).

Uncovering Clues to a Natural Gene-Editing Technique

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nematode

Gary Ruvkun, Former MBLCourse Director, and Victor Ambros Receive Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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sea rpbin

These Fish Use Their Legs (Yes, Legs) to Taste | Science Friday

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bacteriophage

Bacteria Use ‘Crazy Molecular Mechanism’ to Fight Viruses | Science

August 30, 2024

Bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga, birefringence image, polarized light microscope. Credit: M. Shribak and I. Arkhipova, ��Ůֱ��

Tiny Animals Steal Genes from Bacteria to Produce Antibiotics | Earth.com

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bdelloid rotifer infected by fungus

Ant Surgeons? Transatlantic Butterflies? Worms That Make Antibiotics? | Slate

July 18, 2024

Bdelloid rotifers on a gray background. These rotifers are about a hair's breadth in size. They lay large oval eggs that will hatch into genetic copies of their mother, without needing sex or fertilisation.

Small Animals Acquire Genes from Bacteria that Can Produce Antibiotics

July 18, 2024

A California two-spot octopus uses an arm to touch an object in a tank.

Thanks for the Memories: 2024 Grass Fellow Investigates Octopus Cognition

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red eyed tree frog

Raising Frogs Takes a Village: Accelerating Amphibian Research at the MBL| Promega Connections

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