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TS Digest January 2025
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.

Image of an axon, with a callout box highlighting a portion of the cell membrane. It depicts three different electrodes and ion channels along the membrane.
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.

A person works with their sourdough starter in the kitchen.
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.

Two dogs stand next to each other. The dog on the left has its tail up, while the dog on the right has its tail lowered.
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.

Image of a male researcher’s hands holding a phone displaying X (Twitter) while there is a research paper displayed on the computer in the background.
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.

Illustration of cells either being sorted into tubes from a cell sorter or going into a waste container from a flow cytometer.
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.

Illustration of a developing fetus surrounded by a clear fluid with a subtle yellow tinge, representing amniotic fluid.
January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

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

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