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Rooted in Nature: A Bio-Inspired Strategy Using Bacteria to Enhance Plant Fitness
A biologist takes inspiration from fungus-growing ants in his research with microbes that grow on roots in soil.
A Break in a Longstanding Mystery about Origin of Complex Life
Breathe easy. It appears our microbial ancestors used oxygen, too.
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Passport to Possibility: Inspiring Global Careers
Jennifer Fritz offers science students culturally immersive experiences combining academic rigor with the numerous benefits of studying in a different country.
Microbiology and Mentoring: Meet Grad Student Mariangel Correa Orellana
Driven by her love for the ocean, one student studies how Hawaiian shrimp interact with microbes and temperature.
Destroying Crazy Ant Nest Structure Makes Them Vulnerable to Pathogens
Research initiated at a UT field station keeps progressing. That is good news for a war on an invasive species.