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Capturing Complexity Cell by Cell

With the help of single-cell sequencing, researchers characterize biological complexity more fully across a multitude of applications.

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How Pythons Adapt Their Hearts After a Big Meal

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Epigenetic Marks May Cause Brain Tumor Formation

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COVID-19 Infections May Reshape Genetic Landscape

Holly Barker, PhD | | 3 min read

Exposed: Environmental Echoes in Health - A Special Podcast Series

Van Andel Institute andThe Scientist | | 2 min read

Setting High Standards for Antibody Production Using Nucleosomes

Setting High Standards for Antibody Production Using Nucleosomes

Fortis Life Sciences | | 3 min read

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Mechanism of a Genome Packaging Machine Discovered

Ruth Williams | | 5 min read

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Infographic: How Genome-Packaging Protein Cohesin Handles DNA

Ruth Williams | | 1 min read

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Aging in Mice Linked to Misexpression of Class of Genes

Sophie Fessl, PhD | | 4 min read

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Paleontologists Find Possible Dinosaur DNA

Chloe Tenn | | 3 min read

Single Cell Technologies for Cancer Research

Unraveling the Complexities of Cancer

10x Genomics | | 1 min read

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Signaling Dynamics Fine-Tune Gene Expression

Ruth Williams | | 3 min read

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Dinoflagellate Genome Structure Unlike Any Other Known

Amanda Heidt | | 5 min read

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Early-Life Stress Exerts Long-Lasting Effects Via Epigenome

Asher Jones | | 5 min read

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Molecular Biologist Jeff McKnight Dies at 36

Amanda Heidt | | 3 min read

Sample Preparation with Single Cell Multiomics: Simultaneous Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Profiling from the Same Cell

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Getting Started with Single Cell Multiomics: Simultaneous Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Profiling from the Same Cell

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Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Some Scientists Bring the Bench Home

Emma Yasinski | | 5 min read

Image of the Day: Chromatin Forest

Emily Makowski | | 1 min read

Cigall Kadoch Unravels Chromatin’s Role in Cancer

Chia-Yi Hou | | 3 min read

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Image of the Day: Sticky Telomeres

Chia-Yi Hou | | 1 min read

Imaging Chromatin to Deduce Function from Form

Marissa Fessenden | | 7 min read

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Universe 25 Experiment

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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Understanding Disease Through Biomarkers

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