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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

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies. 

Fluorescent microscopy of a fly embryo stained with five antibodies. Along the bottom, from left to right, the following colors appear representing unique homeobox (Hox) proteins: Magenta, Green, Yellow, and Red. Vertical cyan stripes appear above this line of colors, and in the middle of the embryo behind these strips is orange staining. 

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The Scientist Digest cover September 2026

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

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What Are Senescent Cells?

Photograph of a CDBN participant using an insect net to collect insects from a field with wildflowers and other plants. 

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Photograph of two teachers, a woman in a white shirt with dark hair and classes and a man with short dark hair in a green sweatshirt, at a table holding small plastic tubes and pipettes to perform DNA extraction. 

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Citizens Barcode Bugs to Improve Genetic Databases

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Explainer

An illustration of bispecific antibodies with an inset showing an antibody binding simultaneously to CD19 and CD20 on B cells.

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An illustration of bispecific antibodies, showing distinct heavy and light chains derived from two different monoclonal antibodies in contrasting colors.

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Accelerate Bispecific Antibody Research with Scalable Support

Louis Ptáček, who studies the genetics of familial advanced sleep phase trait, wears a beige shirt and smiles against a white background. 

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Ying-Hui Fu, who studies the genetics of familial advanced sleep phase trait, wears a red top and smiles against a grey background. 

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A woman getting out of bed next to an alarm clock. People with advanced sleep phase trait have early sleep onset and offset due to genetic mutations leading to shorter circadian period. 

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The Genetic Variants Behind &quot;Early Bird&quot; Sleep Patterns

Image of two human liver cancer (HepAD38) cells with actin protrusions (blue) along the perimeter. The cellular DNA is stained in orange.

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Image of a boa constrictor brain-derived cell. Its actin cytoskeleton is stained yellow, and the cellular DNA is stained in pink. 

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Image of Joe McKellar standing next to his microscope setup.

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Boa Constrictor Brain Cells Slither into Focus

Science Snapshot

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Image of a bat taking flight. It is surrounded by viruses of varying sizes. The background is a gradient of reddish-orange (top) to a purple-dark blue (bottom).

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Bat Droppings Reveal Clues About the Viruses They Carry

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A picture of Kristen Lindquist, a psychologist at Ohio State University who studies neural basis of emotions. She wears a blue shirt with a grey blazer and smiles at the camera.  

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A closeup picture of an angry woman, with steam blowing out of her ears. She wears a yellow top and growls at the camera. 

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Why Do We Get Hangry?

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Genius is in the Genes

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These “zombie” cells are damaged yet refuse to die. Instead, they linger in the body, infect healthy cells, and can contribute to age-related decline.

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