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High magnification image highlighting small hairlike projections called cilia, which help the biobots move.
A Leap Towards Building Synthetic Organisms 
Laura Tran, PhD | Mar 12, 2024 | 6 min read
Douglas Blackiston’s frog-fueled research seeks to push the boundaries of understanding developing organisms.
A person moving the hands of a vintage clock backwards.
Synthetic Circuits Reveal the Key to Rewinding the Cellular Clock
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Mar 12, 2024 | 4 min read
Using a circuit-based system, scientists determined the ideal transcription factor levels to promote the successful reprogramming of fibroblasts into induced pluripotent stem cells.
A microplate with pink or blue solution in different wells.
High Throughput Screening Models Ramp up Lead Discovery
The Scientist | 1 min read
Fast, automated, and relevant biological tools and technologies help researchers hunt for more hits.
Cartoon of scientist deciding whether to go down the path of well-studied genes or that of the neglected genes. 
Stepping Into the Unknome
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 8, 2024 | 5 min read
A database of neglected genes may help unlock the mysteries hiding in the overlooked regions of the proteome.
A computer-generated brain encapsulated in an ice cube rests on a table
How Cold Affects the Brain
Andrew Chapman | Mar 7, 2024 | 4 min read
The brain works hard to keep the body warm in cold weather, but a drop in core temperature can cause troublesome chemical changes.
Defining the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Morpholome
Defining the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Morpholome
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
Learn how researchers take a phenotype-first approach to uncover hidden metastatic drivers at tissue and cellular levels.
A cell undergoing programmed cell death with internal components leaking out
Programmed Cell Death
The Scientist | Mar 4, 2024 | 1 min read
Multicellular organisms can self-destruct their cells through a variety of mechanisms.
Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression
Holly Barker, PhD | Mar 4, 2024 | 4 min read
Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the neural changes that underlie sustained mental states.
Building Broader B Cell Diversity for Better Monoclonal Antibody Discovery<br ><br>
Building Broader B Cell Diversity for Better Monoclonal Antibody Discovery
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
In this webinar, Vincent Pai will discuss how the latest automated single B cell functional screening technology helps researchers meet the demands for new monoclonal antibody candidates.
3D rendered single cell next to a cluster of cells, illustrating the concept of stem cell differentiation and proliferation.
Selecting Cytokines for Organoid Cultures
The Scientist Staff | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Scientists optimize organoid culture growth and consistency with validated growth factor panels.
Fluorescent microscopy image of an embryo model representing four tissue layers of this developmental stage. Cyan-labeled cells are clustered at the top of an ovoid structure, underneath them are yellow-labeled cells and under them red-labeled cells, and surrounding all three layers are white labeled cells.
The First Human Embryo Model From Embryonic Stem Cells
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Jacob Hanna developed a method for replicating embryogenesis outside of the uterus to understand the underlying mechanisms.
Conceptual vector illustration depicting CRISPR gene editing by scientists for medical applications.
Optimizing Gene Editing with PARP1 CRISPR Plasmids 
The Scientist and Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. | 3 min read
CRISPR plasmids provide a robust solution for streamlining human cell transfection workflows.   
Small brown and white fat-tailed dwarf lemur on a white background.
Do Animals in Warm Climates Hibernate?
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Animals that wind down in the tropics may take us to new frontiers in organ preservation.
Image of plant cells with chloroplasts (lilac) expressing the protein huntingtin (green).
Greening the Fight Against Huntington’s Disease
Laura Tran, PhD | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Plant chloroplasts offer insights for shielding against protein aggregation in Huntington’s disease.
Discover the foundations and future of organoid research technologies.
Levitating Organoid Cultures to Reach                                   Higher Research Heights
LevitasBio | 1 min read
Scientists turn to technologies that uplift organoid research, from the first intestinal organoids to the future of scaled-up screening.
One Protein to Rule Them All
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Feb 28, 2024 | 10+ min read
p53 is possibly the most important protein for maintaining cellular function. Losing it is synonymous with cancer.
Microfluidics: Biology’s Liquid Revolution
Laura Tran, PhD | Feb 26, 2024 | 8 min read
Microfluidic systems redefined biology by providing platforms that handle small fluid volumes, catalyzing advancements in cellular and molecular studies.
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The Art and Science of Synthetic Biology 
The Scientist | 2 min read
Researchers get creative using bacterial bits and pieces to produce synthetic cells for studying cancer.
Infusion of Artificial Intelligence in Biology
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Feb 23, 2024 | 10 min read
With deep learning methods revolutionizing life sciences, researchers bet on de novo proteins and cell mapping models to deliver customized precision medicines.
A Signal for T Cells to Remember
Patience Asanga | Feb 22, 2024 | 3 min read
Timely modulation of a common signaling pathway can preserve influenza memory in lung T cells.
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