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The Birth of Optogenetics

An account of the path to realizing tools for controlling brain circuits with light.

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Invisible Ink Could Make Tattoos Less Permanent

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HPLC-Purified gRNA: High-Purity Guide RNA for Precision CRISPR Editing

Karl Deisseroth, who won the Nobel Prize for optogenetics discovery, holds a brain model in his hand.

How Karl Deisseroth Pioneers Optogenetics in Neuroscience

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Trace Ghost Peaks to Your HPLC Water

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Whatman™ Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Track-Etched Membranes: Precision track-etched membranes with uniform pores for particle analysis.

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One Researcher’s Quest to Cure Neurodegenerative Diseases Gets Personal

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Kindergarten Vaccination Falls as Exemptions Hit Record High

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Nikon Disqualifies Winning Video Over AI Use After Weeks of Controversy

By Sneha Khedkar | | 2 min read

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Vanilla Ingredient Could Help Heal Wounds

By RJ Mackenzie | | 2 min read

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A Mysterious Fungus Threatens Cheese in the Northeast US

By Chris Baraniuk | | 5 min read

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A Heat Sensor Moonlights as a Chronic Pain Detector

By Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | | 4 min read

Postdoc Portrait: Mitzuko Dautt-Castro Explores Plant Epigenetics and Stress Memory

By The Scientist | | 4 min read

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Chemistry Nobel Prize for Asymmetric Organic Synthesis

By Sneha Khedkar | | 3 min read

A scientist wearing a white lab coat, hairnet, and blue gloves works with a piece of equipment in a biomanufacturing space.

What Will Decide Saudi Arabia’s Next Biotechnology Decade?

By Nadin Almosnid, PhD | | 6 min read

A cartoon showing a white arrow moving into the image and veering toward the left while a red arrow juts off at the turn to curve to the right on a yellow background.

NIAID Moves Away from Biodefense; Experts are Worried.

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Antibody Stakeholders Agree on 15 Actions that Can Address Reagent Issues

By Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

Postdoc Portrait: Manuel Marte Uses Computational Models to Predict Stroke Recovery

By The Scientist | | 3 min read

Black and gold sketch of Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Nobel Prize for Optogenetics

By Sneha Khedkar | | 4 min read

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Vipers’ Self-Defense Mechanism Could Spark a New Antivenom Strategy

By Sneha Khedkar | | 4 min read

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October 2026

Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbial Life

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.

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