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Tanning beds not only increase melanoma risk but also inflict a molecular toll, causing a spike in DNA mutations within skin cells.

Early-life viral infection programs immune cells to hijack allergy-associated maternal antibodies, driving allergy risk later in life.

This postdoc studies the structure-function relationships of molecules to enable new reactions and energy-storage strategies.

A strange, contagious cancer is threatening Tasmanian devils, but researchers’ fight is fueling breakthroughs in science, survival, and hope.

From rare diseases to chronic conditions, epigenetic editing unlocks new ways to control gene activity without altering the genetic code.

The end of the shutdown did not resolve the uncertainty facing US researchers, who continue to navigate delays and budget constraints that slow scientific progress.

Developing next-generation liquid biopsies, this postdoc blends spectroscopy and AI to improve cancer detection and prognosis.

Erythropoietin, the protein that drives red blood cell formation, also induces tolerance in dendritic cells, leading to the development of regulatory T cells.