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CRISPR-carrying lipid nanoparticles enabled researchers to correct a rare nonsense mutation in the lungs of a cystic fibrosis mouse model.

What happens on the other side of the paper publication submission portal? Christopher Rodrigues, who serves as a journal associate editor, revealed the process.

Neuroscientist Anthony Isles studies how the epigenetic phenomenon of genomic imprinting influences the brain and its functions.

Vaccination through the eyes stimulated a protective response in the brains of mice, revealing an immunological link between these two organs.

Bacterial superorganisms must evolve defenses to fight off infections, and microbiologists found that they use a weapons cache coincidentally similar to that of the human immune system.

A transcription factor in mouse brains underpins stress, social behaviors, and possibly immunity.

By using antisense oligonucleotides to inhibit a mutated exon associated with Timothy syndrome mutation, researchers restored neuron function.

Oxytocin released in a region of the hypothalamus helps mice remember who to avoid.

Microbes on decomposing bodies inform forensic investigations.

Researchers used new simulations to obtain the first structures of elusive viruses.

Cancer-supporting cells control their neighbors’ behavior using an often-overlooked protein delivery system. 

Mouse models mimicking the transition from a common form of lung cancer to a more aggressive one may help scientists develop future strategies to prevent this transformation.