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Brought together by a shared interest in synthetic biology and diagnostics, two researchers are transforming how we label biomolecules.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

Timothy Hand leads a research team that explores how maternal immune signals shape the infant intestinal microbiota.

A newly discovered way to induce scarless healing in mice depends on a highly conserved signaling pathway that is also present in humans.

From stem cell-recruiting gels to hormone cycle restoration, Tracy Criswell has big ideas about how to combat age-related decline in muscle regeneration.

Mark Emerson shares his secret for establishing a fruitful research experience for students and mentors alike.

Esther Ngumbi believes that chemical signals between plants, microbes, and insects hold the key to secure and sustainable food production.

Using a mouse model of breast cancer brain metastasis, researchers showed that tumor cells require fatty acid synthesis to grow, which offers a potential therapeutic target.

For two decades, scientists struggled to fully sequence the Y chromosome. Finally, researchers have mapped its full length thanks to recent advances in sequencing technology.

Scientists used a vibrating capsule to assess people’s gut sensitivities and understand how the brain interprets these signals.  

Scientists combine the power of genome-wide screens and machine learning to unlock the secrets of transcriptome engineering with Cas13.