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Then and Now: Sandeep Eswarappa’s Tardigrade Research Blasts Off into Space

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Antscan Catalogs a Digital Library for Ant Biodiversity

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Ancient Plant Gene Regulatory Elements Discovered

Microscope image of plant cells splitting DNA during cell division.

How the Nucleus Made its Great Debut

Illustration of a brown woolly rhinoceros, which resembles a modern rhinoceros but with brown fur, standing against wintry tundra.

Ancient DNA Offers Clues to the Extinction of the Woolly Rhinoceros

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What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

Mangroves, the only plants that can live in saltwater, thrive in their natural habitat.

Small, Thick-Walled Cells Help Mangroves Thrive in Saltwater

An aerial view of a glacier, which houses millions of microbes within its icy interior.

The Ice is Alive: Uncovering the Vanishing World of Glacial Microbes

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Duplicated Genes Point to an Earlier Start to Complex Life

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Sick, Immobile Young Ants Send “Kill Me” Signal to Colony Workers

A grey mouse lemur pokes its head out from around a tree. This lemur hibernates during the winter even in a tropical climate.

From Lemurs to Lab Mice, Hibernators Reveal Insights into Human Health

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Transposable Elements Could Help Resolve the Tree of Life

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

A team of cartoon scientists studying a giant pancreas.

Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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September 2026

Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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Engineering CAR-Neutrophils In Vivo to Target Glioblastoma

Engineering CAR-Neutrophils In Vivo to Target Glioblastoma

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Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

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