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Researchers discovered that chilling worms on ice slows down forgetting, prompting an exploration into the pathway responsible for this cool phenomenon.

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Historic Adaptations May Now Make Us Susceptible to Disease

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Corals Upend Longstanding Idea About Genetic Inheritance

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Science Snapshot: Free Fallin’ Salamanders

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Genome Spotlight: Giant Isopod (Bathynomus jamesi)

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Fruit Flies Evolve in Time with the Seasons: Study

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Adapting with a Little Help from Jumping Genes

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Infographic: How Transposable Elements Can Shape Evolution

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Shane Campbell-Staton Dissects the Anthropocene

Uncovering Ancient Residual DNA

Uncovering Ancient Residual DNA

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What's Mine is Yours: The Immunogenetics of Mating in Anglerfish

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Infographic: Microbiome-Driven Adaptations in Animals

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The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution

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Genome Reveals Clues to Giraffes’ “Blatantly Strange” Body Shape

Certain Color Varieties of a Coral Are More Protected from Bleaching

Shrew Brains Shrink During Winter

Image of the Day: Bubble Suckers

Circadian Clock Genes Help a Crop Pest Adapt to Climate Change

Image of the Day: Pika Populations

Image of the Day: Vampire Squid

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Universe 25 Experiment

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What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

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Why Do Some Women Crave Chocolate Before Their Period?

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Why Are Breast Cancers That Metastasize to the Brain Hard to Treat?

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Transform Omics Workflows with Scalable Cell Prep

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Accelerating Cancer Research Through Comprehensive Genomic Analysis

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May 2025, Issue 1

Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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TaqMan Probe & Assays: Unveil What's Possible Together

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Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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