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Scientists dig deep for answers, but sharing their story is harder. Data visualization analysts help researchers see the forest for the trees.
Nathalie Fuentes, a senior scientist at AstraZeneca, is shown completing two of her roles: on the left, she prepares regulatory paperwork for a new drug, while on the right, she documents information from stability testing a new drug.

The Secrets of Securing a Senior Scientist Role in an Industry

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Why Are Successful Scientists Leaving Academia Mid-Career? 

Jotham Austin, the advanced electron microscopy core director at the University of Chicago, stands in the facility beside an EM instrument, helping a student who is sitting at the computer.

Career Chat: Choosing a Core Career Track

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Career Chat: Directing a New Science Path

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From Lab Coat to Legislation

All Roads Lead to Genome Editing

Machine Learning Seamless Pattern

A Big Data Approach to Life Science

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A Successful Lab Launch

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From Mentee to Mentor: Teaching Undergraduates in the Lab

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Captivated by the Great Expanse of Neurons

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How Do Scientists Decide a Species Has Gone Extinct?

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Green Lab Initiatives Take Root Around the World

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Opinion: In Publishing, Don’t Make the Perfect the Enemy of the Good

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Plant Biologist Jane Silverthorne Dies at 69

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Younger Scientists Are More Innovative, Study Finds

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Opinion: Science Needs Better Fraud Detection—And More Whistleblowers

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Q&A: Why eLife Is Doing Away with Rejections

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Two Allegedly Murdered Scientists Found in Apartment Fire

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Ford Foundation Sunsets Diversity Fellowships

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“Extreme Inequality” Entrenched in Academic Hiring: Study

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How Are Earwax and Body Odor Linked?

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Microplastics Build Up in Human Organs, Especially the Brain

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“Man on Fire” Syndrome, Ion Channels, and the Quest for Safer Pain Treatments

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Moon Cycles and Menstrual Cycles

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

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Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Putting Pathogens to the Test with Wastewater Surveillance

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Generating High-Quality mRNA for In Vivo Delivery with lipid nanoparticles

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Tecan introduces Veya: bringing digital, scalable automation to labs worldwide