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What’s Next for Ancient DNA Studies After the Nobel?

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Svante Pääbo Awarded Nobel for Paleogenomics

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Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing with myBaits

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First Human Genome Sequenced from Ancient Pompeii

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Genome Spotlight: Christmas Island Rat (Rattus macleari)

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Caught on Camera

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Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on Africa’s Stone Age

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Ancient DNA Boom Underlines a Need for Ethical Frameworks

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Ancient Mesopotamians Bred Horselike Hybrids

Mummified Gut Bugs Reveal Ancient Dietary Secrets

Mummified Gut Bugs Reveal Ancient Dietary Secrets

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Scratchy Scalps Help Glue Together Pieces of an Ancient Past

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2,000-Year-Old Salmon DNA Reveals Secret to Sustainable Fisheries

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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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Steps to Improve Sustainable Laboratory Practices

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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

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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