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From microglia reprogramming to immune cell-based diagnostics, 2025 was a big year for breakthroughs in cell biology.

This postdoc works to decode virulence regulation in multidrug-resistant bacteria to inform next-generation antimicrobial development.

Bryan Venters of EpiCypher discusses the limitations of traditional chromatin profiling assays and explains how Fiber-seq technology overcomes these challenges.

Across the globe, citizen scientists are fueling research efforts—one mystery slime, insect, swab, and sample at a time.

Cheng Lyu earned the 2025 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for his work on olfactory circuit development, joined by finalists Constanze Depp and Sara Mederos.

From technologies for scientists at the lab bench to those in the clinic, this year’s Top Innovations have a lot to offer.

Microplate readers with environmental control enable continuous wound healing assay monitoring without disrupting cell cultures.

Scientists turned to a variety of animals—and people—to better understand why they indulge in one drink too many and how this affects the body.

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

Scalable, reproducible, and customizable antibodies help scientists keep their research on track.   

César de la Fuente shares how his team uses artificial intelligence to uncover novel antibiotics from nature’s hidden reservoirs.

Todd Dickinson from Stellaromics introduces a new system that redefines spatial analysis in thick, intact tissue.

Functional antibodies are key experimental tools for targeting the complex tumor microenvironment and developing new immunotherapies.

Gustavo Perez from Leica Biosystems shares how integrating the right technologies and expertise during diagnostic development helps improve precision oncology.

Recognized in the Biotechnology category of the 2025 Top Innovations contest, small Cas12l nucleases are versatile, high-performance tools for genome editing.