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Primatologists Judith Masters and Fabien Génin
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Judith Masters and Fabien Génin had both recently retired from the University of Fort Hare after celebrated careers researching lemurs and their kin.

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South African Hominin Fossils Predate Lucy, Analysis Suggests

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US Case Adds to Unusual Monkeypox Outbreak

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Malaria Mosquitoes Bite More During the Day Than Previously Thought

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WHO Scientist Mwele Malecela Dies at 59

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Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on Africa’s Stone Age

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Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey Dies at Age 77

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Chromosomal Rearrangement Linked to Less Mobile Quail

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Lungfish Cocoon: A Living Barrier Against Infection During Estivation

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African, Arabian Mammals Didn’t Escape Grande Coupure Extinction

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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September 2026

Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

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

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Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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Engineering CAR-Neutrophils In Vivo to Target Glioblastoma

Engineering CAR-Neutrophils In Vivo to Target Glioblastoma

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Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

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