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Global COVID-19 vaccine equity remains aspirational for much of the world. But the emergence of rapidly evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants provides new opportunities to correct past public policies, support local vaccine production and combat rising anti-vaccine aggression.

This study provides insights into how to determine how mimiviruses package and protect their genomes.

Two new studies report comprehensive analyses of the fungal communities associated with cancer.

This Genome Watch article highlights how single-cell sequencing has transformed the approaches to understand schistosome developmental biology.

A recent study finds that an enzyme expressed by gut bacteria can inactivate anti-cancer fluoropyrimidine drugs, reducing drug efficacy and bioavailability in mice.

This study found that the SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF8 disrupts host epigenetic regulation through histone mimicry.

A recent study investigated viral loads in clinical samples with the aim of understanding the distribution of monkeypox virus in the human body and how this distribution may be influencing viral transmission

Phage–antibiotic combination therapy was successful in treating extensively-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection following liver transplantation in a toddler.

A recent study characterizes an inducible morphotype of Cryptococcus neoformans that is critical for extrapulmonary organ entry.

Two studies report how soil microbiota adapts after wildfires and soil warming.

This study reports viral transmission between two phytopathogenic species that have similar ecological niches on oilseed rape.

This study provides novel insights into the architecture of the cell division site and the dynamics of septal peptidoglycan biogenesis.

This study describes a novel parasitic interaction between bacteria and archaea.

The biofilm community has historically been very successful in aggregating scientists from very diverse fields. Now, we must harness innovative technologies across disciplines to illuminate the biofilm microenvironment and create in vitro models that accurately recapitulate natural environments.

This study of a plant–bacteria symbiosis model reveals the mechanisms of vertical transmission of symbiotic bacteria in plants.

A study in a nematode model of digestion finds that a gut commensal activates digestion by modulating host innate immunity.

This study comprehensively assesses the fitness cost of mutations conferring resistance to an antifungal drug, revealing a steep resistance–function trade-off.

This study reports that dietary sugar induces changes in the intestinal microbiota that disrupt immune-mediated protection from metabolic syndrome in mice.

This Genome Watch explores how metagenomics and bioinformatics can aid to uncover the prevalence and biosynthetic capabilities of underexplored microorganisms in various ecosystems.

A recent study reports the targeted suppression of an inflammatory bowel disease-associated pathobiont by phage therapy for treatment of intestinal inflammation.