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Postdoc Portrait: Deena Damschroder

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Postdoc Portrait: Sudhir Kumar

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When Reviewer Scarcity Becomes a Reason for Rejection, Scientific Integrity Is at Risk

Two motor neurons are linked by a synapse.

Why Do Motor Neurons Die First in ALS? Turns Out, Size Matters

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What Scares a Scientist? Researchers Tell Their Terrifying Tales

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Impersonation Scandals Shake Academic Publishing

A painting showing Napoleon’s troops retreat from Russia in 1812. Ancient DNA analysis revealed that paratyphoid and recurring fevers afflicted the soldiers during this time.

Napoleon’s 1812 Army Suffered from Paratyphoid and Relapsing Fevers, Ancient DNA Reveals

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Migraine Drugs Could Provide New Treatment for Gastrointestinal Cancers

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Mushroom Music: Tuning into Nature’s Bioelectric Rhythms

A picture of Adam Schuller, a postdoc at the Colorado State University.

Postdoc Portrait: Adam Schuller

A bowl of kopi luwak beans, also called civet coffee.

What’s the Secret to Civet Coffee’s Distinctive Taste?

A cadaver dog stands on alert atop a pile of rubble, indicating how these dogs not only help solve crimes but are also valuable resources in the face of natural disasters.

How Do Cadaver Dogs Recognize Human Remains?

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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