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A professional detour veered Ludovic Desvignes into a high-maintenance career—director of a high-containment facility.

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Opinion: Coronavirus and Regulating Access to High-Risk Pathogens

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Canadian Official Reprimanded for Withholding Winnipeg Lab Info

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What Pseudoviruses Bring to the Study of SARS-CoV-2

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Scientists Around the Globe Pivot Their Research to SARS-CoV-2

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Some Coronavirus Researchers Are Running Low on Masks

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CDC Shuts Down Army Lab’s Disease Research

Gas Cylinder Explosion Kills Researcher at Indian Laboratory

Federal Ban Lifted on Studying Most Dangerous Pathogens

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

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T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

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Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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