Maggie Chen

Maggie Chen

Articles by Maggie Chen

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How Science Competitions Fuel Biology Breakthroughs

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Introducing a New Version of the Cell Cycle

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A Prime-Editing Based Approach Records Cellular Genetic History

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How the Crimean Congo Virus Sneaks into Cells

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A Twisted Secret that Extends mRNA Longevity in Cells

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An Epigenetic Strategy to Control Bad Cholesterol

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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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