July/August 2017

DNA Erector Sets

New blueprints for the double helix

Features

Your Body Is Teeming with Weed Receptors

Building Nanoscale Structures with DNA

Uncovering Functions of Circular RNAs

Speaking of Science

Notable Science Quotes

Notebook

The Evolutionary Roots of Instinct

Mysterious Brain Waves May Connect REM Sleep with Visual Experiences

Nine Decades of Environmental Change Resurrected From Swedish Seas

Recreating Fish Migration Written Through Environmental Genomics

Modus Operandi

Microbiota Manipulations

Contributors

Contributors

Editorial

Twists and Turns

Lab Tools

The Mechanobiology Garage

Careers

Identifying Predatory Publishers

Reading Frames

Bacteriophages to the Rescue

Foundations

Demonstrating Discontent, May 21, 1990

The Literature

Epigenetic Inheritance in Nematodes

The Unlikely Relationship Between a Brittle Star and a Sea Pansy

Researchers Uncover Previously Unknown Immune Cell Subtypes

Profiles

Oceans’ Ambassador

Scientist to Watch

Emily Balskus Pins Down the Chemistry and Metabolism of Human Microbiomes

Critic at Large

Opinion: Address Taxonomic Skew

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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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New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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Products

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

Explore a Concise Guide to Optimizing Viral Transduction

A Visual Guide to Lentiviral Gene Delivery

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Inventia Life Science Launches RASTRUM™ Allegro to Revolutionize High-Throughput 3D Cell Culture for Drug Discovery and Disease Research

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Detecting Novel Viruses Using a Comprehensive Enrichment Panel

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