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  1. Quantum Physics

    Quantum computers are about to get real

    Qubit-based machines are gearing up to solve problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers.

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  2. Life

    A cloud of microbes surrounds a person

    People are surrounded by a personal cloud of bacteria.

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  3. Animals

    Lizard mom’s microbiome may protect her eggs

    Striped plateau lizard moms don’t do any parenting beyond laying eggs. But they may convey protection from pathogens with help from their microbiome.

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  4. Microbes

    Bacteria in flowers may boost honeybees’ healthy gut microbes

    Honeybees may deliver doses of probiotics to the hive to help feed baby bees’ microbiome.

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  5. Animals

    Pandas’ gut bacteria resemble carnivores’

    Unlike other vegetarians, the bamboo eaters lack plant-digesting microbes.

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  6. Climate

    Lakes worldwide feel the heat from climate change

    Lakes worldwide are warming with consequences for every part of the food web, from algae, to walleye, to freshwater seals.

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  7. Life

    Racing for answers on Zika

    In the latest issue of Science News, Editor in Chief Eva Emerson talks Zika virus, microbes, nutrition and mental health.

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  8. Genetics

    Pneumonia bacteria attacks lungs with toxic weaponry

    Some strains of the bacteria that causes pneumonia splash lung cells with hydrogen peroxide to mess with DNA and kill cells, a new study suggests.

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  9. Oceans

    Underwater city was built by microbes, not people

    Submerged stoneworklike formations near the Greek island of Zakynthos were built by methane-munching microbes, not ancient Greeks.

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  10. Life

    CRISPR inspires new tricks to edit genes

    CRISPR/Cas9 has been a rockstar gene-editing tool for just four years and it’s already being tweaked to do more things better.

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  11. Life

    To push through goo, use itty, bitty propellers

    Newly designed micropropellers mimic bacteria to move through viscous surroundings.

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  12. Genetics

    Jumping genes play a big role in what makes us human

    Jumping genes have been a powerful force in human evolution.

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