Rebecca Roberts,PhD

Rebecca Roberts, PhD

Rebecca Roberts is a science writer and communicator. She earned her PhD in molecular biology from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Lund University in Sweden. Her writing focuses on gene editing technology, cell and gene therapies, and the regulatory space.

Articles by Rebecca Roberts, PhD

A map showing multiple GPS pins scattered among intersecting road lines and yellow squares. The image is a metaphor for spatial proteomics.

Spatial Proteomics and Deep Visual Proteomics: A Revolution in Cell Biology

Bacterial cells float around a DNA double helix structure on a blue background.

Exploring the World of Bacterial Genomes with Novel Sequencing Methods

A cross-section of the cell membrane shows the phospholipid bilayer.

Lipidomics Offers Insights Into Human Health and Disease

Several hands are fitting puzzle pieces over a cartoon profile of a human head

Study Reveals a Link Between Herpes Virus, Head Injuries, and Alzheimer’s Disease 

Cluster of blue cells encasing green tube structures. 

The Era of Organoids: Disease Modeling, Developmental Research, and Drug Response Prediction 

A digitized human brain in blue sits on top of a computer microchip

Artificial Intelligence in Biology: From Neural Networks to AlphaFold

Two female scientists in lab coats and safety glasses are studying epigenetics. One uses a dropper to add a chemical to a test tube held by the other. In the background are a DNA double helix, histones and chromatin structure, and environmental factors that affect the epigenome.

Epigenetics and Heritable Control of Gene Expression

Multiple panels of a magnetic resonance imaging brain scan.

Blocking Scar Formation Prevents Glioblastoma Recurrence

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Gene Silencing with RNA Interference

A greyscale micrograph of a Ly6G+ macrophage, showing a kidney-shaped nucleus and many elongated cell-surface protrusions 

Disappearing Act: Novel Population of Transient Macrophages Repair Lungs After Illness

A micrograph shows grey sickle-shaped nanovials containing single, fluorescent green mesenchymal stem cells. Some of the cells have secreted high levels of magenta-colored extracellular vesicles.

Tiny Test Tubes Sort Stem Cells for Improved Therapy

Conceptual image of multiomics: Biological samples such as fish and apples are surrounded by scientific instruments like flasks, test tubes, and a microscope, with strands of DNA and different chemical molecules

How Multiomics Enables Integrated Biological Analysis 

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Western Blot Protocol, Troubleshooting, and Applications

A scientist cultures organoids in a multi-well plate filled with red cell culture media

Understanding the 3D Cell Culture Revolution

Microscopic Bowls Uncover the Secrets of Protein Secretions

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March 2025, Issue 1

How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop

In mammals, intracellular clocks begin to tick within days of fertilization.

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The Advent of Automated and AI-Driven Benchwork

Discover the history, mechanics, and potential of PCR.

Become a PCR Pro

3D rendered cross section of influenza viruses, showing surface proteins on the outside and single stranded RNA inside the virus

Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers

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Navigating Cold Storage Solutions

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