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A woman applying cream to her face. The skin stretching in this process could stimulate immune surveillance and open up hair follicles.

A Skin-Stretch Approach Can Deliver Needle-Free Vaccines

A mother breastfeeding her baby. Molecular insights into milk production could aid improved disganosis and treatment of breastfeeding difficulties.

Breastfeeding Challenges May Have Genetic Roots

Light yellow packets of Splenda, a common trade name for sucralose and the artificial sweetener recently found to worsen response to cancer immunotherapy, are strewn all over a white surface.

A Common Artificial Sweetener Could Disrupt Cancer Immunotherapy Response 

An Asian woman wiping sweat from her face on a hot day.

Heat Waves Could Speed Up Aging

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Extra Tired During the Day? Certain Fats May Help

A looping spiral of genomic code. Researchers used genomic analysis to determine a predictive obesity score.

Gene Score Predicts Obesity, Even in Young Children

A medical professional, wearing light grey scrubs and white laboratory gloves, immunizes a patient, wearing a blue T-shirt, on their right upper arm.

The Journey of Vaccines: From Smallpox to Cancer

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Obesity Impairs Bone Health in Growing Children

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Tick Troubles: Lyme Disease Persistence, Red Meat Allergy Spread, and Vaccine Development 

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A Single Genetic Tweak Stops Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria

An illustration of PFAS in the bloodstream.

Uncovering the Harmful Effects of PFAS Exposure on the Human Body

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Blazing a Trail Against Wildfires

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Universe 25 Experiment

The World's Densest Bones

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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