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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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Journey to the Center of the Ear

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Specialized T Cells Patrol Human Corneas

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Defending against Dravet

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New CRISPR Treatment Could Prevent HIV Reinfection after Viral DNA Excision

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A New AI Tool Predicts Gene Expression in a Single Cell

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Is DIANA fMRI Data Real?

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Worms Frozen for 46,000 Years are the Oldest Known Living Animals

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CRISPR Trees Could Improve Paper Production

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An Ancient Viral Protein May Play a Key Role in ALS

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Taking Snapshots of DNA Damage in Skin Cancer

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The Body, Not the Brain, Regulates Sleep

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Chimera research opens new doors to understanding and treating disease

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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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