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Bats harbor viral human pathogens without getting sick. A new cell line could open doors to new therapies based on these flying mammals’ immune secrets.

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COVID-19 Infections May Reshape Genetic Landscape

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How an Early Warning Radar Could Prevent Future Pandemics

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How Genes from Neanderthals Predispose People to Severe COVID-19

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How Cold Weather May Help You Catch a Cold

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Blood Thinner Ineffective for COVID-19 Patients: Study

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Scientists ID Heart-Damaging SARS-CoV-2 Protein

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FTX Collapse Imperils Philanthropic Research Funding

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US Agency to Look into Project on Modified Coronavirus

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Is a Winter COVID-19 Case Surge Coming?

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Oxford-AstraZeneca Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine Falters in Clinical Trial

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Multiple Possible Causes of Long COVID Come into Focus

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Rapid Multiplexed Antigen Analysis

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Vitamin D Likely Doesn’t Prevent COVID-19, Studies Find

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New Australian Center Will Develop Therapies for Future Pandemics

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Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Omicron Boosters Get OK from the FDA

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It’s Not Just You: Lockdowns Had Us Living in “Blursday,” Study Says

Small Changes, Big Consequences

Small Changes, Big Consequences

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Anthony Fauci Announces Departure from NIAID, Advisory Roles

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How COVID-19 Affects Pregnancy

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Experts Mixed on Risk of “Centaurus” Omicron Subvariant

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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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