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Putting on a mask to protect oneself and others against disease is nothing new, nor is resistance to mask-wearing, but mask designs have changed considerably from their first iterations.

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Biogen Defends Newly Approved Alzheimer’s Drug

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New Study Fuels Debate About Source of Birds’ Magnetic Sense

A scanning electron micrograph of a coculture of E. coli and Acinetobacter baylyi. Nanotubes can be seen extending from the E. coli.

What’s the Deal with Bacterial Nanotubes?

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Infographic: Sources of Variation in Bacterial Nanotube Studies

Frontiers Removes Controversial Ivermectin Paper Pre-Publication

Deep-Sea Jelly Reignites Debate on Remote Species Identification

Questions Raised About Widely Used Blood-Brain Barrier Model

Insects Might Be More Sensitive to Radiation than Thought

The Surgisphere Scandal: What Went Wrong?

Dramatic Temperature Spikes Inside Cells Draw Interest, Skepticism

Union Says National Lab in Canada Is a Toxic Workplace

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First Human–Monkey Chimeras Developed in China

Brazil’s Researchers Criticize Budget Freeze

Opinion: What You Believe about “Science Denial” May Be All Wrong

Two Plant Biologists Penalized by CNRS in France

Call to Stop Using the Term “Mesenchymal Stem Cell”

Race Is Not a Genomic Phenomenon

Worms’ Magnetic Sense Questioned

The Biggest Science Scandals of 2017

Salk Faces Gender Discrimination Lawsuits

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Leveraging AI for Analyzing Cell Transfection Efficiency

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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Waters Enhances Alliance iS HPLC System Software, Setting a New Standard for End-to-End Traceability and Data Integrity 

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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Agilent Announces the Enhanced 8850 Gas Chromatograph

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