An abstract illustration of a tooth on a bluish background, signifying teeth that are a source of multipotent dental stem cells that can have therapeutic applications in dental diseases and beyond.

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Stem cells in the teeth and gums are multipotent and easily accessible. Scientists are researching ways to harness their power for therapies beyond dentistry.

Dental Stem Cells Regenerate More Than Just Smiles

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus. 

Illustration of a developing fetus surrounded by a clear fluid with a subtle yellow tinge, representing amniotic fluid.

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of? 

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Gut-Powered Mosquito Probes

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Image of Mari&agrave; Alemany Lamana, an emeritus professor of Biochemistry and Nutrition, who led a research group at the Balearic Islands University studying early chick development. He is facing the camera, dressed in a suit and wearing glasses.

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A Matter of Molecular Attraction

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Conceptual image of hands wearing surgical gloves holding a test tube filled with a liquid biopsy sample.

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Enhanced Sequencing Results from Liquid Biopsies

The first panel in a schematic of a modified probe, JFT1, used with a peroxidase (APEX2). APEX2, a yellow square, is shown to be on lysosomes, while Mitochondria are shown green with mEosEm, a fluorescent protein. The second panel is an insert of the lysosomal membrane with APEX2 bound to a blue lysosomal transmembrane protein. A grey, a green, and a purple membrane protein are also present. In the third panel, JFT1 has reacted with hydrogen peroxide and APEX2 to create red fluorescence near APEX2 that remains separate from the green mitochondria. The final panel is an insert showing the lysosomal membrane with activated JFT1, depicted as red spiky shapes, bound to the three other nearby membrane proteins or itself.

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JFT1 has reacted with hydrogen peroxide and APEX2 to create red fluorescence near APEX2 that remains separate from the green mitochondria.

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FLEXing a Bright New Idea

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A photo of a microplate loaded onto the FLUOstar&reg; Omega&rsquo;s plate carrier.

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An illustration of neurons surrounded by protein aggregates.

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Accelerating Protein Aggregation Analysis

Image of John Jewett, a biochemist at the University of Arizona, who works on reactive probes designed to be released in biological environments. He is smiling at the camera and is wearing a pair of black glasses and a black shirt.

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Researchers at the University of Arizona developed a pH-responsive probe that activated in the basic environment (purple) of the larval midgut and bound to gut proteins.

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Image of Michael Riehle, a vector biologist at the University of Arizona, who conducts mosquito research focusing on mosquito physiology. He is smiling at the camera against a green background and is wearing a blue collared shirt.

A computer monitor shows a video of two people sitting side by side singing and playing a guitar together.

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Image of Barbara Di Ventura, a synthetic biologist at the University of Freiburg, who turns her research findings into short musical synopses. She is facing the camera and is wearing a white and black striped shirt.

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The Soundtrack of Science

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A photo of Tomohisa Toda, a neuroscientist at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is in his laboratory, seated in front of a microscope.

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A brain section showing the mouse hippocampus. RNA molecules are shown in red.

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Long Live the RNA

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Science Crossword Puzzle

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With the rise of insecticide resistance, researchers crafted a novel probe that selectively targets mosquito larvae’s weak spot.