After so many years learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle challenges ranging from climate change to space colonization.

Genome-scale metabolic models capture the complex chemical reactions that allow cells to function.

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Ginkgo Biloba&#039s lineage dates back more than 290 million years to the Permian period, even predating the era of the dinosaurs.

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