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Sophie Fessl, PhD

Articles by Sophie Fessl, PhD

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Not-so-Mellow Yellow: Pregnant Mice’s Urine Stresses Out Males

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Bacterial Metabolite May Regulate Cognition in Mice

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Injecting Cockroaches with CRISPR Gene Edits Their Offspring

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Reshuffled Genomes May Explain Cephalopods’ Smarts

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Researchers Discover What Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans

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What Happens to the Gut Microbiome After Taking Antibiotics?

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Cancer Cells Break Own DNA to Defend Against Radiation

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Bacteria in Tumors Promote Metastasis in Mice

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Can These Fish Do Math?

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Soil Microbes Sacrifice Ribosomes in Response to Warming

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Reptiles are the Real Bird Brains

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New Mechanism for Virus-Triggered Autoimmunity Uncovered

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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