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With many probes being seriously flawed, Probe Miner helps researchers find those that are most specific and effective for manipulating their chosen proteins.

Small trials using younger donors and elderly recipients hint that mesenchymal stem cell transfers might reduce frailty. 

Single-cell genome analyses reveal the amount of mutations a human brain cell will collect from its fetal beginnings until death.

Three new strategies for using DNA to generate large, self-assembling shapes create everything from a nanoscale teddy bear to a nanoscale Mona Lisa.

The Good Pharma Scorecard finds some big pharmaceutical companies are meeting legal standards for disclosing results—but many studies still go unreported.

T-cell therapies are not just for cancer. Researchers are also advancing immunotherapy methods to protect bone marrow transplant patients from viral infections. 

‘Tis the season to be sciency.

Looking back, looking forward

Aggressive little marine predators, mantis shrimps possess a mushroom body that appears identical to the one found in insects.

Magpie-larks trick rivals with solo “duets” to defend territory.

Brazilian researchers report a relatively large diversity of fungi in marine ecosystems surrounding Antarctica, but warn that climate change could bring unpleasant surprises.

The whip spider senses the world in weird and wonderful ways.