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An artistic representation of autophagy inspired by transmission electron microscopy imagery.
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After leaving the laboratory to become a full-time artist, Ayelén Valko creates art that combines biological processes and symbolism.

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Stomach Cells Vomit Waste, Not Digest It, To Mend Injuries 

Unraveling Autophagy’s Complex Role in Cancer

Unraveling Autophagy’s Complex Role in Cancer

An illustration of an autophagy, a degradative process involved in regulation of inflammation.

A Selective Protein Regulates Chronic, But Not Acute, Inflammation

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Understanding the Role of Autophagy in Infectious Disease

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Revealing the Mutation Behind a Rare Neurological Disease

Two cells fluorescently stained for normal (red) and damaged (green) lysosomes.

Cancer Cells Spread When They Stop Recycling Waste

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Macrophages Curtail Tuberculosis

Programmed Cell Death: Mechanisms for Cellular Self-Destruction

Programmed Cell Death Pathways

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Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons

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A team of cartoon scientists studying a giant pancreas.

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

A drawing of men and women holding boxes, resigning en mass from their jobs as editors.

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

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Student Admits She Did Not Conduct Experiments in Now-Retracted Paper

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

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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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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

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Beyond the Basics: Strategies for Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis

Beyond the Basics: Strategies for Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis

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Building Translation-Ready Biomarkers with Connected Workflows

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