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2026 will be the year that artificial intelligence accelerates multiple aspects of the drug discovery and development pipeline, industry leaders predict.

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Behind the Scenes of the Publication Process

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Genetic Imprints in the Brain

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Keeping an Eye on Brain Immunity

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Multicellular Bacteria Evolve Defenses that Resemble the Immune System

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One Gene with a Domino Effect on Social Behavior

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Stop the Variant, Save the Channel

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Mapping the Neural Circuit of Social Avoidance

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Microbial Clocks for Corpses

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Virtual Viruses Reveal Complex Genomic Dynamics

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Cancer Cells Give Orders

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Lung Cancer Cells Switch Oncogenic Drivers

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Keeping Telomeres in Their Places

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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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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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