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Short-Chain PFAS Eclipse Their Longer Counterparts in Blood Serum

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

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Live Cell Shape Tracking Offers a Direct View into Developmental Dynamics

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

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Novel Cancer Therapies Can Arise from Seemingly Unrelated Research

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Medication Use Associated with Gut Microbiome Changes Years Later

Jennifer Tsang, PhD | | 4 min read

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RNA: From the Origin of Life to the Future of Medicine

Kamal Nahas, PhD | | 8 min read

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Researchers Decode How Protein Language Models Think, Making AI More Transparent

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 5 min read

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How Psychedelics Affect the Brain: What We Know, and What We Think We Know

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What Causes the Pins and Needles Sensation?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

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The Power of Enzymatic DNA Synthesis

The ScientistandDNA Script | | 4 min read

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Sequence Shifts Help Net-Forming Peptides Trap and Kill Bacteria

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

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Game Theory in Pregnancy: Conflict or Cooperation?

Anirban Mukhopadhyay, PhD | | 3 min read

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A World-First Chlamydia Vaccine for Koalas Receives Approval

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | | 5 min read

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