Jennifer Philips, an infectious disease researcher and physician at Washington University in St. Louis, investigates Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She and Ekansh Mittal, an instructor in the same institution, wear laboratory coats and are seated. An image of bacterial cells can be seen in a computer screen on the background.

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A group of people in a laboratory. Lab equipment is seen on the bench.

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Red blood cells infected with Plasmodium falciparum parasites.

Immune cells are labeled with a red marker. HIV particles (green) from an infected cell are transferred to an uninfected cell via direct cell-to-cell contact.

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Cells infected with the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Olivier Schwartz, a virologist at the Pasteur Institute, studies HIV and other human pathogenic viruses. He wears a gray pullover and glasses.

The human Microbiome, the genetic material of all the microbes that live on and inside the human body.

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The Art of Microbial Disguise

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A stylized futuristic outline of a human brain.

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Front and side views of Ultima Genomics&rsquo; UG100 genome sequencing platform.

ThinkCyte&rsquo;s VisionSort multi-laser flow cytometer

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Meteor Biotech&rsquo;s CosmoSort spatial cell sorter

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A photo depicting the contents of the CRISPR in a Box kit.

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PhysioMimix&reg; Single-Organ Higher Throughput (HT) System

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A photo of a scientist loading their prepared library into a flow cell docked within the MinION device.

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2024 Top 10 Innovations

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Photo of Dror Kolodkin-Gal pointing at a section of an AI-generated image on a screen.

Detection or Deception: The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Research Misconduct

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New artificial intelligence tools help scientists fight back against a rising tide of research misconduct, but is it enough?

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors. 

3D illustration of a gold lipid nanoparticle with pink nucleic acid inside of it. Purple and teal spikes stick out from the lipid bilayer representing polyethylene glycol.

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A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

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The Shape of Cilia

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Scientific Conferences Get Virtually Real

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Abhay Satoskar stands in a science lab wearing a tie and a white lab coat.

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Learning About Pain from a Master Manipulator

Isaac Garcia-Murillas standing in a laboratory.&nbsp;

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Translating ctDNA Detection into Breast Cancer Research Breakthroughs

An antenna-like cellular structure emerges from the surface of a human pancreatic islet cell. The surface of the cell is covered with small structures called microvilli.

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Image of the Day

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Stylized rendering of an influenza virus, focusing on virion surface proteins. One large virion is prominent in the foreground while four float in the background. 

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Staying Ahead of Influenza

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Alok Wessel working on laser mounting blocks in a machine shop.

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The Poster Projector

A head shot of Dr. Lei Shi, senior vice president at Biointron

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Purple and blue antibodies rendered in 3D

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Problems and Solutions for Rapid Antibody Production

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A scientist is at his desk with two computer monitors in front of him.

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Behind the Scenes of the Publication Process

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A man wearing a blue shirt and glasses looks at the camera and smiles.

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Genetic Imprints in the Brain

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A headshot of Harvard developmental neurobiologist Paola Arlotta

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Understanding the Symphony of Human Brain Development

Science Philosophy

Sophie Farkas wears a white button-down and smiles against a grey backdrop.

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Soybeans growing against a black background.

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How Do Plants Know Which Way is Up?

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Science Crossword Puzzle

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Three dimensional images of human pancreatic islet cells provide an unprecedented view of the enigmatic primary cilia.