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Gene Therapy Finds a Fertile Home in Ohio

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Scripps Acquires Pfizer’s Massive Microbial Library

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Artificial Intelligence Shakes Up Drug Discovery

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Scientists Take Aim at Disease-Causing RNAs Using Small-Molecule Drugs

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Novel Analgesics at a Snail’s Pace

Researchers Mine Centipede Toxins for Analgesics

Mining Spider Toxins for Analgesic Clues

Toxin from a Dangerous Fish Delicacy

Sourcing Painkillers from Scorpions’ Stings

Sea Anemone Toxin Could Treat Autoimmunity

Frog Skin Yields Potent Painkillers, but None Clinic Ready

The Black Mamba is the longest, fastest and most dangerous venomous snake of Africa.

Snake Venoms Cause and Block Pain

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Who Will Win the 2026 Nobel Prize? Scientists Make Their Predictions

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Vipers’ Self-Defense Mechanism Could Spark a New Antivenom Strategy

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Was Anthropic’s Biology Breakthrough Borrowed From Another Scientist’s Work?

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Federal Research Grant Awards Fall to a Six-Year Low

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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbial Life

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.

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Characterizing LNP Heterogeneity With Super-Resolution Imaging

Characterizing LNP Heterogeneity With Super-Resolution Imaging

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Exploring the Most Impactful CRISPR Stories

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Oncology Researchers Gain AI Cancer Tools in One Platform

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