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What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

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Meet the Algae That Went from Male/Female to Hermaphroditic

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 2 min read

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How the Omicron Subvariant BA.5 Became a Master of Disguise—and What It Means for the Current COVID-19 Surge

Suresh V. KuchipudiandThe Conversation | | 4 min read

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Warm-Bloodedness in Mammals May Have Arisen in Late Triassic

Andy Carstens | | 2 min read

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Understanding Cannibalism in Bears: Do Bears Eat Other Bears?

Raegan Scharfetter | | 4 min read

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

Catherine Offord | | 2 min read

Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus Rex) Found by Archaeologists

Are We in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction?

Katarina Zimmer | | 10+ min read

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Infographic: A Look at the Big Five Mass Extinctions

Katarina Zimmer | | 4 min read

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Paleontologist and “Lucy” Codiscoverer Yves Coppens Dies at 87

Lisa Winter | | 2 min read

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The Dino That Looked T. Rex-y Long Before T. Rex

Shawna Williams | | 2 min read

A yellow-orange, translucent artist's rendition of a yunnanozoan, an ancient wormlike fish, that highlights the arches that make up its cartilage skeleton.

This Simple Fish May Have Been One of the First Vertebrates

Dan Robitzski | | 5 min read

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Phyla of Tiny Filter Feeders Find a New Spot on the Tree of Life

Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | | 5 min read

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Infographic: Possible Mechanisms of Gene Transfer in Eukaryotes

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 10+ min read

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Universe 25 Experiment

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.

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

Studying over 100,000 embryos revealed genetic factors behind chromosome segregation issues that lead to aneuploidy, informing future risk screening and intervention.

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How Fat Type Shapes Hypertension Risk

Promoting brown fat activity could counteract hypertension by reshaping the molecular signals that govern vascular stiffness.

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Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

In this half-day virtual summit, a series of presentations will explore the scientific, regulatory, and operational factors impacting the use of in vitro NAMs in drug discovery.

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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