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Bioscience

Microbial measurements

News and Updates

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Spotlight on N-STEP Graduates

NIST’s Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (N-STEP) was created by the company, TEDCO, whose mission is to
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Unusual Suspects

NIST contributes to public safety with materials that increase the confidence of first responders to detect biothreats
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A Map App to Track Stem Cells

Researchers who work with stem cells have ambitious goals. Some want to cure cancer or treat heart disease. Others want

Projects and Programs

Microbial Genomic Measurements

Increasingly, high stakes decisions impacting public health and safety are being made using microbial genomic sequencing data. For example, whole genome
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Measurements for Microbial Ecology

Because of the complexity of microbial communities, we are working to develop measurements that will enable more reproducible design and control over of such

Publications

The FeoC [4Fe4S] Cluster Is Redox-Active and Rapidly Oxygen-Sensitive

Author(s)
Aaron T. Smith, Richard O. Linkous, Nathan Max, Alexandrea E. Sestok, Veronika A. Szalai, Kelly N. Chacon
The acquisition of iron is essential to establishing virulence among most pathogens. Under acidic and/or anaerobic conditions, most bacteria utilize the widely