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From flies landing on food to the retraction of the controversial arsenic-life paper, these tales of microscopic critters captured readers’ attention this year.

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Infographic: Secret Lives of Neurodegeneration-Linked Proteins

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The Misunderstood Proteins of Neurodegeneration

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Amyloid Precursor Protein Linked to Brain Development Mechanisms

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Repurposed Drug Reverses Signs of Alzheimer’s in Mice, Human Cells

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Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Drug Gets FDA Approval, Mixed Reviews

Eli Lilly Claims New Drug Can Slow Alzheimer’s-Related Decline

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Alzheimer’s-Linked Mutation Causes Blockages in Neurons

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First Alzheimer’s Blood Test Rolled Out for Clinical Use in US

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Newly Found Alzheimer’s Plaque Type Linked to Early-Onset Disease

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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