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Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

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Ford Foundation Sunsets Diversity Fellowships

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Agreement Reached on Research Assessment Reforms

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Pandemic Amplifies Postdoc Struggles

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HHMI Kickstarts $2 Billion Initiative to Boost Diversity in STEM

Push to Address Long-Standing Challenges for Parents in STEMM

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Supply Shortages Hit Life Science Labs Hard

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Q&A: Unique Circumstances for Minority Scientists During COVID-19

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From Nature Lover to Structural Biologist: A Scientist’s Journey

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Survey Highlights “Shocking” Gender Bias Among PI Pay in UK

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Impersonation Scandals Shake Academic Publishing

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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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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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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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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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Research on rewiring neural circuit in fruit flies wins 2025 Eppendorf & Science Prize