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Engaging underrepresented minorities and policymakers in science through outreach activities also provides transferable skills to scientists.

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Federal Court Extends Block on NIH Funding Cuts

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NIH Budget Cuts Are a “Short-Sighted” Setback for US Science

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Freeze on NIH Grant Reviews Leaves Scientists Confused and Frustrated

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Why Does Geosmin Smell?

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How the Fly Brain Knows When to Release Insulin

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Interstitium: A Network of Living Spaces Supports Anatomical Interconnectedness

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Opinion: Listening to the Biosphere Is Key Step in Saving It

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New NAS Awards Honor Science Communication in “Post-Truth World”

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Turtle Vocalizations Reframe Origins of Auditory Communication

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Universe 25 Experiment

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Gene-Edited Crops Grow Faster with a Little Help from Bacteria

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Best Practices for Precise Pipetting

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Optimizing Cell Culture Workflows

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Best Practices for Precise Pipetting

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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