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Sophie Fessl, PhD

Articles by Sophie Fessl, PhD

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Hermunculus Situates Female Genital Sensation in the Cortex

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Aging in Mice Linked to Misexpression of Class of Genes

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Hydrogen Fueled Life’s Origins: Study

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Cancer Cell Nanotubes Hijack Mitochondria from Immune Sentinels

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DNA Damage Makes Zebrafish Sleepy

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Gene Variant Points to Starvation’s Evolutionary Legacy

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Salty Diet Helps Gut Bugs Fight Cancer in Mice: Study

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Putative Exercise Hormone Irisin Boosts Mouse Brainpower

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Cross-Resistance: One Cancer Therapy Can Undermine the Next

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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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