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The Gollum Effect: 44 Percent of Scientists Report Territorial Research Experiences

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The Biggest Breakthroughs in Cell Biology in 2025

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Postdoc Portrait: Marwa Zafarullah

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Cancer Immunotherapy May Work Better Before 3PM

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Measuring Blood Sugar Without Painful Pricks? A New Test Scans Skin

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Postdoc Portrait: Christina Kiessling

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The Ice is Alive: Uncovering the Vanishing World of Glacial Microbes

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Duplicated Genes Point to an Earlier Start to Complex Life

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Postdoc Portrait: Sarah Libring

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Failed Sperm Flagellar Development Drives Infertility

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Postdoc Portrait: Munyaradzi Tinarwo

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Family Dog May Boost Mental Health in Teens Via the Microbiome

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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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