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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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Spider Silk Threads May Inspire New Polymers

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Grant Writing Training Improves Funding Odds for Faculty

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CAR T Cells Break Tumor Defenses with Trojan Horse Strategy

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Postdoc Portrait: Ameya Dravid

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Organs Synchronize Their Metabolic Response in Cancer Wasting Syndrome

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A Breath of Air Could Help Diagnose Gut Microbiome Disruptions

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The Abrupt Loss of Science Leaders from Government Will Have Real-world Consequences 

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A Comic-Style Poster Engages Conference Attendees

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Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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Postdoc Portrait: Anila Ajayan

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NSF Announces New Tech Labs Initiative, Researchers Respond

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The Cancer Epidemiologist Who Championed HPV Vaccines to End Cervical Cancer

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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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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

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