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Dental Stem Cells Show Promise Beyond Oral Health

Sneha Khedkar | | 10+ min read

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Space Medicine Brings Researchers into the Second Space Age

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 10 min read

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AI and Physics-Based Modeling Identifies a New Parkinson’s Disease Drug

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The Curious Case of Tiny Yet Mighty Cells

Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | | 2 min read

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Tanning Beds and Natural Sunlight Affect Melanocytes Differently

Laura Tran, PhD | | 2 min read

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Exploring Immune Diversity at the Single-Cell Level

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Advancing Environmental Genomics from the Amazon River to the Sahara Desert and Beyond

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Debunking Common Myths Around Epigenetic Editing

Derek Jantz, PhD | | 4 min read

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Postdoc Portrait: Dinesh Kumar Reddy Medipally

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A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

Congressional inaction has led to the expiration of the federal government’s SBIR/STTR program, cutting off a biotechnology lifeline.

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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

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