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AI giant Anthropic announced the opening of a new wet lab to tackle overlooked biology problems. The lab just announced its first discovery: a novel CRISPR-like system.

Exposing mice to antimalarial drugs during late-liver stage parasitic infection stopped the onset of disease and generated a durable immune response.

Many journals bury the Methods section at the end of papers, but for scientists trying to judge whether results can be trusted, that's exactly backwards.

This postdoctoral researcher explores how neuron-astrocyte communication drives Parkinson's disease.

This postdoctoral researcher uses engineered microorganisms to turn organic waste into customizable, biodegradable bioplastics.

Tiny protein tubes help Bacillus subtilis boost energy production without expanding its cell membrane.

An amoeba broke the record for the most heat-tolerant eukaryote. Incendiamoeba cascadensis lives at 60°C in hot springs, redefining the limits of complex life. 

The forebrain and hindbrain have separate developmental origins, challenging assumptions about brain development and offering clues to grow hindbrain neurons in vitro.

This postdoctoral researcher investigates how high-calorie diet-induced gut dysbiosis promotes colorectal cancer through inflammatory signaling pathways.

A three-dimensional in vitro model of the bone marrow helped researchers see antibody secreting cells migrating within their niche.

This postdoctoral researcher uses multiomics and blood spot biomarkers to accelerate early diagnoses for rare disorders.

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.