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Transforming plants into biofactories, this postdoc advances biopharming strategies for next-generation vaccine development.

Growing up with a family dog during one’s teen years could boost mood and social connection due, in part, to microbiome-driven effects.

Scientists engineered phages to act as scaffolds to carry silver nanoparticles. Together, the two bacteria-killing components were more potent than either one alone.

Comparing the genomes of snakes with distinct coloration patterns pinpointed the genetic variants that contribute to these intricate designs.

Researchers collaborating on a BRAIN Initiative project unveiled the most comprehensive map of developing mammalian brains to date, offering new insights into neurodevelopment.

Cocooned ants infected with a deadly fungus call on workers to kill them to protect the colony—the first example of altruistic disease signaling in social insects.

Fat-related odors in maternal diet shape how an offspring’s brain responds to food intake, priming the regulation of long-term metabolic health.

This postdoc investigates the drivers of pancreatic cancer and advances personalized treatments through population-focused research.

Studying how long-standing plants survive hot seasons can inform better climate change models.

This postdoc uncovers how glial dysfunction drives neurodegeneration in a rare movement disorder.

Leveraging nonhuman primates, researchers are starting to understand how amniotic fluid changes through pregnancy, offering advancements in prenatal and preterm care.

A personal encounter with heart disease drove this postdoc to unite clinical insight and lab science in the fight against cardiovascular illness.