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Visualizing neurodevelopment in quail embryos offers insight into molecular players in neural tube defects that affect nearly 300,000 babies globally each year.

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Zika’s Effects on Babies Can Show Up Later

Birth Defects Linked to Increased Risk of Childhood Cancer

Viruses Related to Zika May Also Harm Fetuses

Parts of U.S. Saw an Increase in Zika-Linked Birth Defects in 2016

Maternal Response to Zika Damages Mouse Fetuses

Zika Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Clinical Trial

CDC Recommends Brain Imaging for Zika-Affected Babies

Zika’s Persistence in Infants

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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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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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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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