Artificial Intelligence

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How to Sustain Drug Discovery Research Amid Federal Budget Cuts

Leveraging AI tools, fostering collaborations, and engaging with the public can help scientists ensure continued progress during uncertain times.

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AI Tools Unravel Thoughts, Actions, and Neuronal Makeup

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fight Infectious Diseases

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q.e.d: An AI Tool for Smarter Manuscript Review

Laura Tran, PhD | | 4 min read

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Scientists Must Leverage, Not Compete with, AI Systems

Deepakshi Kasat | | 3 min read

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A Neural Network Maps the Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

Advancing Drug Discovery with Artificial Intelligence

Advancing Drug Discovery with Artificial Intelligence

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Third-Generation Electronic Laboratory Notebooks

Sapio Sciences | | 1 min read

A cartoon blue man, representing sparse autoencoders and the AI tools that work with them, untangles black jumbled thread, representing the convoluted and densely packed information in the neural networks of protein language models (PLMs).

Researchers Decode How Protein Language Models Think, Making AI More Transparent

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 5 min read

A cartoon person tries to catch flying open books, representing efforts to catch questionable scientific journals that try to exploit open access publishing.

AI Helps Flag Potentially Problematic Journals for the First Time

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

Mukta Sharma, a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University, against a background of corn crop.

Postdoc Portrait: Mukta Sharma

The Scientist | | 2 min read

Helmholtz Munich and Parse Biosciences GiigaLab Generate World's Largest Human Lung Tissue Perturbation Atlas

Parse Biosciences | | 1 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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q.e.d: An AI Tool for Smarter Manuscript Review

A team of researchers developed q.e.d, an AI-powered system designed to deliver rigorous and constructive feedback on scientific manuscripts in minutes.

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Where Do Viruses Come From?

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have emerged more times than previously thought.

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Why Do Dogs Love Peanut Butter?

The reason dogs beg, sit, stay, and shake for peanut butter could be both evolutionarily wired and learned behavior.

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

Explore the latest in cell culture supplies, from tried and tested classics to cutting-edge innovative products.

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

Explore the latest in cell culture supplies, from tried and tested classics to cutting-edge innovative products.

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December 2025, Issue 1

Wooden Neurons: An Artistic Vision of the Brain

A neurobiologist, who loves the morphology of cells, turns these shapes into works of art made from wood.

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

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Exploring the Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment

Within the tumor microenvironment, networks of cells and molecular signals form a dynamic landscape that drives disease progression.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Next-Generation Sequencing

Individual NGS methods come with their own pros and cons, but automation optimization solutions exist for all NGS workflows.

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