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Researchers explore the trippy science behind natural hallucinogens in humans. 

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Natural High: Endogenous Psychedelics in the Gut and Brain

Like many animals, field mice (<em >Apodemus agrarius</em>) fight to protect their territories.

Mouse Brain Cells Activate When They Witness a Fight

four wolves cluster together in the snow next to a tree. one wolf at the front looks out into the distance.

Toxoplasma-Infected Wolves More Likely to Lead Packs, Study Finds

Illustration of green fluorescent bacterial cells.

Cocaine Use Creates Feedback Loop with Gut Bacteria: Mouse Study

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Avian Deception More Widespread Than Previously Thought

Male common fruit fly (Drosophila Melanogaster) - about 2 mm long - sitting on a blade of grass with green foliage background

The Sex Appeal of Symmetric Songs

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Steroids May Explain Octopuses’ Self-Starvation

Dogs of various breeds running in the field.

They’re All (Potentially) Good Dogs

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Dopamine Drives Bee Desires: Study

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Altruism in Birds? Magpies Have Outwitted Scientists by Helping Each Other Remove Tracking Devices

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What Scientists Learned by Putting Octopuses in MRI Machines

Miscellaneous diatoms, appearing as translucent blue and brownish circles and rhomboid shapes, are imaged in front of a black background.

Q&A: Fluorescence Lets Diatoms Communicate, Coordinate Behavior

Reconstruction of an indeterminate theropod running on lacustrine sediments during low water timespan

Car-Sized, Meat-Eating Dinosaur Could Run Faster Than Usain Bolt

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Exposure to Chemical from Babies Linked to Aggression

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Diet Implicated in Autism-Microbiome Link

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Infographic: Animal Embryos Coopt Sound to Survive and Thrive

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Leading Japanese Primate Research Center is Closing

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Neuroscientist Mortimer Mishkin Dies at 94

ABOVE: A pair of Labroides dimidiatus cleaner fish cleaning a puffer fish

Cleaner Fish Alter Behavior if Partners Can See Them “Cheating”

A brown tick is shown from above as it climbs a green blade of grass

Bacterial Symbionts Tell Ticks When to Eat

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Microplastics Build Up in Human Organs, Especially the Brain

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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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How Are Earwax and Body Odor Linked?

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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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February 2025, Issue 1

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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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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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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Tecan introduces Veya: bringing digital, scalable automation to labs worldwide