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Taking Snapshots of DNA Damage in Skin Cancer

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The Body, Not the Brain, Regulates Sleep

On the left is a normally developing mouse embryo, on the right is a slightly larger mouse embryo that also contains horse cells that glow green.

Chimera research opens new doors to understanding and treating disease

Dendritic Cell activate T cells, trigger immune responses, they are responsible of cells protection of the body.

Circadian Signaling Affects T Cell Responses to Vaccination

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Vaginal Delivery Promotes Early Childhood Vaccine Response

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Islands of Knowledge: Hairy Skin Moles Make Their Mark

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Toward Better Biomarkers for Schizophrenia

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Shaping Brain Recovery Using Bioelectricity

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Capturing the Brain Tumor Microenvironment with Tissue Engineering

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Inducing Cardiomyocyte Maturation

ConPlex predicts what proteins a drug is likely to bind, which can help identify new targets for existing drugs.

Simplifying the Search for Drug Targets

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Cancers Protect Themselves Against Their Own Mutations

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February 2026

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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