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Infographic showing the breeding schematic to generate Cre-loxP tissue-specific knockout mice.

Infographic: The Cre-lox System Explained

Eytan Stibbe wears a headset and a blue shirt while surrounded by computers and other equipment on the International Space Station.

Whenever, Wherever: Taking DNA Amplification Outside the Lab

Green and red fluorescent proteins in a zebrafish outline the animal’s vasculature in red and lymphatic system in green in a fluorescent image. Where the two overlap along the bottom of the animal is yellow.

Serendipity, Happenstance, and Luck: The Making of a Molecular Tool

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Infographic: Programmed DNA Elimination

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A Microbial Link to Parkinson’s Disease

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Phage Display: Finding the One in a Million

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Infographic: Microglia Influence Myelin Health

3D illustration of damaged myelin sheath seen in demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

Tracking Down Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis

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The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta

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Rebranding Mitochondria: Beyond the Powerhouse of the Cell

Samantha Maragh speaks on stage after receiving the State of Maryland Outstanding Young Scientist Award 2019.

Making Standards Exceptional

Engineered RNA Export From Living Cells

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

Illustration of a hole in the shape of a dollar sign on a blue background. One character is falling into the hole at the bottom of the “S” while another individual is holding another up at the top of the “S”. The image represents the absence of funding for researchers in biotech with the cancellation of the SBIR/STTR program.

The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

An illustration of an in vitro fertilized embryo, which researchers recently used to study maternal aneuploidy

Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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Universe 25 Experiment

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