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New Swelling Technique Makes Cells Visible to the Naked Eye

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Fish Oil in Diet Can Cause Hair Loss in Mice, Study Finds

An artist’s rendering of a DNA-based virus trap, represented as gray rods in a short cone-shaped arrangement. One is coated with blue molecules, likely antibodies, that adhere to a virus target. Another image shows to traps coming together to capture a red coronavirus.

“Origami” DNA Traps Could Keep Large Viruses From Infecting Cells

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Opinion: Stopping the Cancer Cells that Thrive on Chemotherapy

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Rockfish Genes Hold Clues to Human Longevity

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Epigenetic Manipulations Can Accelerate or Reverse Aging in Mice

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Newly Identified Neural Signature of Drug Craving Could Predict Drug Use

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Shift Work Early in Life Results in Increased Stroke Severity in Middle Age

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Immunity-Linked Genes Expressed Differently in Brains of Autistic People

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Death by Illumination

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Monkeypox Virus Has Potential to Be Sexually Transmitted

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SNO-y Protein Levels Help Explain Why More Women Develop Alzheimer’s

Illustration of a developing fetus surrounded by a clear fluid with a subtle yellow tinge, representing amniotic fluid.
January 2026

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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