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Spider Glue’s Sticky Secret Revealed By New Genetic Research
Using new technology, a UMBC researcher and her colleague have been able to sequence the first full genetic sequences that code for spider glue proteins.
Hackers Seek Ransoms from Baltimore and Communities Across the US
Many state and local governments, including Baltimore, remain underprepared and underfunded to adequately deal with cybersecurity’s many challenges.
Convicts Are Returning to Farming—Anti-Immigrant Policies Are the Reason
Under lucrative arrangements, states are increasingly leasing prisoners to private corporations to harvest food for American consumers.
Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria
With antibiotic resistance becoming a major threat, figuring out how resistance to antibiotics emerges and spreads among bacterial populations will be increasingly important.
