Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi won this year’s Chemistry award for stitching together molecules with immense applications including drug delivery .

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Bioengineering Interkingdom Communication

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Wearable Biosensors and Their Applications

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Glutamate Biosensors Illuminate Talk Between Neurons

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Infographic: How a Glutamate Sensor Tracks Synapses

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Infographic: Scents and Sense-Abilities

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Scents and Sense-Abilities: Using Bug Brainpower to Smell Cancer

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Choosing Fluorescent Reagents for Every Live Cell Application

Developing Aptamer Biosensor Technology for Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Expanding the Available Target Range for New Drugs and Diagnostics with Aptamers

CRISPR Biosensors for Disease Diagnostics

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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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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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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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