Catherine Offord

Articles by Catherine Offord

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How Intracellular Bacteria Hijack Your Cells

Illustration showing how some intracellular bacteria, such as <em >Legionella pneumophila</em>, manipulate the cell&#39;s membranes for their own good

Infographic: Intracellular Bacteria’s Tricks for Host Manipulation 

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Up to 48,000 University of California Academic Workers Go on Strike

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Flu/RSV Coinfection Produces Hybrid Virus that Evades Immune Defenses

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Vesicles from Young Mice Alleviate Signs of Aging in Older Animals

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US Agency to Look into Project on Modified Coronavirus

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New MRI Technique Tracks Brain Activity at Millisecond Timescales

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Symbiotic Organs: Extreme Intimacy with the Microbial World

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Infographic: Symbiotic Organs Bring Hosts and Microbes Closer

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Fungal DNA, Cells Found in Human Tumors

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Journals Investigate Possible Misconduct in Heart Research

Genetic knockout experiments reveal a role for the protein in forming and maintaining synapses between motor neurons and muscle fibers in mice.

Infographic: Vangl2 in Muscles Keeps Neuromuscular Junctions Organized

Neurons and muscle tissue

A Novel Player at the Neuromuscular Junction

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Unionization Efforts Pick Up Across US Universities

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Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Omicron Boosters Get OK from the FDA

July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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