Army journeyman fellow Meaghan Adler (right) explains a technique used in the laboratory that employs sound waves to “lyse” or break open cells to Dr. Steven James. This is the first step to purifying DNA or proteins inside. Fungal cells are particularly challenging to lyse compared with other microbes. (Neil Adams)

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