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NewsDNA from Napoleon’s 1812 army identifies the pathogens likely responsible for the army’s demise during their retreat from Russia
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NewsProtection against winter vomiting bug spread with arrival of agriculture
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NewsFunctional extinction of Florida’s reef-building corals following the 2023 marine heatwave
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