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January 2025, Issue 1

Why Do Some People Get Drunk Faster Than Others?

Genetics and tolerance shake up how alcohol affects each person, creating a unique cocktail of experiences.

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December 2024, Issue 2

How Do Snakes Fly?

Changing body shapes and coordinated wiggling provide lift and stability for gravity-defying reptiles.

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December 2024, Issue 1

What's the Difference Between a Voltage Clamp and a Current Clamp?

Depending on the “clamped” parameter, patch clamp configurations probe different aspects of a cell's electrical activity.

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November 2024, Issue 2

Bakers Rise Up to Tackle Sourdough Mysteries

Donated sourdough starters helped researchers uncover the factors that influence microbial communities in these living cultures.

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November 2024, Issue 1

Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails?

Chasing dog tails for answers, researchers explore the reasons behind the quintessential tail wagging of these furry four-legged friends.

A skull is seen on the forest floor; above it, magnified and in circles, are a blow fly, bacteria, and a carrion beetle.
October 2024, Issue 2

Science Experiments from the Afterlife

Forensic anthropologists, microbiologists, and entomologists study donated cadavers to determine how human bodies decompose.

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October 2024, Issue 1

Why Do People Have Different Blood Types?

Humanity’s microscopic foes may be to blame for the ABO polymorphism.

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.
September 2024, Issue 2

Gut-Powered Mosquito Probes

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

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September 2024, Issue 1

From Lab Coat to Legislation

Following graduate school, Sarah Carter headed to Washington, DC to carve out a career in science policy.

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August 2024, Issue 2

Mold Burger: Coming Right Up

From the laboratory to the table, researchers cooked bioengineered fungi into a tempting patty.

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August 2024, Issue 1

From Lab to Likes: Socializing Science Through Humor

Oded Rechavi shares research and relatable science memes at the touch of his fingertips.

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July 2024, Issue 2

What's the Difference Between Flow Cytometry and FACS?

Flow-based methods allow researchers to collect multiparameter data from individual cells in their samples, but the fate of samples depends on the instrument.

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

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

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

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Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Putting Pathogens to the Test with Wastewater Surveillance

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Generating High-Quality mRNA for In Vivo Delivery with lipid nanoparticles

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