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Despite its popularity, the science and regulations sur- rounding microbiome testing are still catching up, high- lighting the need for better standards and oversight.

Regulatory Gaps Plague At-Home Microbiome Tests

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors    photobombed his underwater images.

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

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Genome Music: Rare Disease Sequences Turn Into Songs

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Photograph of Michael Frishkopf (right, wearing dark pants and a puffy winter coat), Paola Andrea Fernandez de Soto Abdul-Rahim (left, in pink pants and black winter coat), and a young boy (center, dark green coat) standing outside of a building with snow on the ground.

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Photograph of Aditi Kantipuly, a physician at McGill University, standing in front of a white background. Kantipuly has long dark hair and is wearing a loose, turquoise top and a jean skirt. 

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Article

Image of two male figures sitting at a café table. The older figure on the left expresses support through a handshake within a speech bubble. He holds a cup of tea in his hands. Across from him is a younger student figure, who seems dejected. There is a slice of cake between them.

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Epic Fail: The Sweet Side of Scientific Failure

Photograph of Alta Charo, a bioethicist working as an independent consultant. Charo has short, light hair that is brushed away from her face. She is wearing tortoise-shell framed glasses and a black shirt with small white dots on it. 

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Conceptual illustration showing a cartoon scale on a teal background. On the left side sits a microscope and bottle of medicine along with icons of DNA and a chemical molecule. On the right, weighing down the scale, is an icon of the globe and silhouettes of people. The image represents the balance of bioethics. 

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Bioethicist Alta Charo Addresses the Importance of Ethics in Research and Therapies

Interview

Designing CRISPR Genome Editing from Discovery to Clinic

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Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, helping to solve many of the world&rsquo;s most important health challenges. Ultimately improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow.

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The Case for a CRISPR Platform Approach

: Two fantasy characters attempt to slay a dragon in the center image. Four characters, representing authors of a paper, surround the central image, adding their names to a manuscript.

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Two fantasy characters attempt to slay a dragon in the center image. Four characters, representing authors of a paper, surround the central image, adding their names to a manuscript.

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Deciding Authorship Order? Tally Up Your Dragon Kill Points!

Image of artist and microscopy research fellow Jess Holz. She has long brown hair. She wears green glasses and looks at the camera.

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Image of a large paramecium looping across the foreground. It is propelled by thousands of beating hair-like cilia against a blue background.

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Image of golden algae colonies in the foreground as larger rotifers streak past in pale arcs alongside filamentous algae in the background.

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Image of a water flea with attached vorticella. A fireworks-like trail of cells bursts from it.

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An Artist Showcases Plankton Through a Microscope Lens

Science Snapshot

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Genetic manipulation and DNA modification concept

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Strategies for Building Scalable Gene Editing Programs

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Image of two speech bubbles. Inside the full white speech bubble, there is red text denoting The Scientist 40 Years, 1986-2026.

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CRISPR Makes the Cut

Trivia

Poorti Kathpalia, wearing a pink top and red pants, holds The Gene Game in her hands in front of a booth labelled “Vigyan Vyanjan.”

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Children sitting on floor and playing together. The Gene Game is a biology-themed educational card game.

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Dealing in DNA: The Gene Game is a Genetics-Themed Card Game

Scientists and composers bring attention to rare genetic diseases through the power of music. 