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Placebo analgesia might be all in the head, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.

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Synthetic Botox Treats Chronic Pain in Mice

Sex Differences in Opioid Analgesia: A Complicated Picture

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Novel Analgesics at a Snail’s Pace

Mining Spider Toxins for Analgesic Clues

Toxin from a Dangerous Fish Delicacy

Sourcing Painkillers from Scorpions’ Stings

Sea Anemone Toxin Could Treat Autoimmunity

Frog Skin Yields Potent Painkillers, but None Clinic Ready

The Black Mamba is the longest, fastest and most dangerous venomous snake of Africa.

Snake Venoms Cause and Block Pain

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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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A Common Antidepressant Protects Organs from Damage During Sepsis

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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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BioSkryb Genomics and Tecan introduce a single-cell multiomics workflow for sequencing-ready libraries in under ten hours

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