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	Science fiction to science fact Graduate student and recent NASA FINESST grant recipient Peter Winslow explores the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
	Nothing is forever A new discovery offers hope for a path forward in degrading PFAS chemicals.
	Bioeconomy or bust A group of scientists finalize the framework to design the first engineered cell.
	Keeping the Krebs in check Tom Niehaus receives a five-year $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
	Testing the waters College of Biological Science researchers are developing new approaches that promise to reduce industrial pollution and contamination in our water systems.
	Metformin: a medical mystery The discovery of a bacteria at a wastewater treatment plant ignited an investigative journey into the clinical mechanisms of a pharmaceutical used to treat diabetes.
	Cowabunga! Scientists thought they’d identified all major players of a critical metabolic pathway. New research shows evidence of more.
	A more sustainable approach to mining? A $2 million National Science Foundation award will support efforts to design a bacterial system to extract critical minerals using biofilms.