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David Furman uses computational power, collaborations, and cosmic inspiration to tease apart the role of the immune system in aging.

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White Blood Cells, Hurricanes, and the Monkeys of Cayo Santiago

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A Small RNA with a Big Impact on Cell Aging

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Epigenetic Clocks Continue to Tick Over Multiple Lifetimes

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Combating Age-Related Motor Decline

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Stem Cell Plasticity: A Double-Edged Sword

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Centromeres Mutate More Rapidly Than Expected

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Outsmarting Ovarian Cancer

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Low Intracellular Iron Levels May Keep Blood Stem Cells Young

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Babies on the Brain

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How the Brain Hits the Brakes on Aging 

Back Pain Explained

A Molecular Switch for Bone Loss

Aging and Cancer

Aging and Cancer

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A Rare Genetic Mutation Protects Against Alzheimer's Disease

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A Long and Unhealthy Life?

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Hair Turns Gray Due to Stuck Stem Cells

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New Epigenetic Clocks May Confirm Extreme Age

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Keeping Older Muscles Strong

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Aging Dogs Provide Insights for Human Longevity

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Yeast Cells Reconfigure Their Metabolomes to Live Longer

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How Are Earwax and Body Odor Linked?

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Universe 25 Experiment

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“Man on Fire” Syndrome, Ion Channels, and the Quest for Safer Pain Treatments

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Moon Cycles and Menstrual Cycles

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

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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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Discover a serum-free way to produce dendritic cells and macrophages for cell therapy applications.

Optimizing In Vitro Production of Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells and Macrophages

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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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