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Reductions in federal reimbursement rates for institutional research facilities and administration costs could bankrupt America’s research universities.

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Canine Cravings: Labradors and Humans Share Obesity Genes

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Mapping the Shift from Healthy Stem Cells to Oral Cancer

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Tuning Cancer Therapy with Acoustic Drug Delivery

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Sex Determination: It’s in the Genes—Sometimes

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Peto’s Paradox: How Gigantic Species Evolved to Beat Cancer

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The Yin and Yang of Cancer 

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Pluripotency Superstar Oct4 Gets a Makeover

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DNA Profiling: Tracing Killers and Solving Mysteries Using Genetic Clues

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A Tale of How TALENs Launched the Genome Editing Revolution

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An Anti-Malarial Drug Could Ameliorate PCOS Symptoms

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Strange Squeaks: A Uniquely Human Gene Alters Mouse “Songs”

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A Critical FDA Program Has Helped Solve Thousands of Foodborne Outbreaks

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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