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The Georgia Debate Union earned first and third place at the Samford University debate tournament, which was held in Birmingham, Alabama October 14-16.

Junior Katie Marshall, a Calhoun High School alumna, and first-year Genevieve Hackman, a Milton High School alumna, finished in first… Read Article

Aggressive pathogens that infect humans can thrive in an oxygen-free environment via an ability to acquire the essential nutrient iron from heme (the cofactor that makes blood and muscle appear red).

Newly published research from the department of biochemistry and molecular biology… Read Article

A common bacterium that more than half of people have in their gut can use hydrogen gas present in the gastrointestinal tract to inject a cancer-causing toxin into otherwise healthy cells, according to a recently published study led by Franklin College researchers:

The bacterium's… Read Article

The Quinns' working theory: If bio-imaging software can efficiently represent cells and their inner structures as "social networks," then biologists can gain further insight into infectious disease behavior and give public health professionals a better chance at combatting those diseases.

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Pulitzer Prize winning science journalist Deborah Blum presents “The Poisoner's Guide to Life” on Friday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Odum School of Ecology auditorium.

The talk, which is part of the Natural History Lecture Series, is sponsored by the Friends of the Georgia Museum of… Read Article