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Scientists decoded basic molecular processes in metabolism, investigated premenstrual chocolate cravings, and figured out how to make the perfect pasta sauce.

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Metabolism on the Menu: A New Target for Body Weight Regulation

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A Protein That Converts Fat-Storing Cells into Calorie-Burning Cells 

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Unlock New Insights into Cancer Cell Metabolism

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How Mitochondria Stay Still in Neurons

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The Energetic Cost of Chewing May Have Shaped Hominin Evolution

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Mitochondrial Protein Fuels Spread of Head and Neck Cancer 

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Sea Otters Demonstrate that There Is More to Muscle than Just Movement—It Can Also Bring the Heat

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Q&A: Eating Milk Chocolate in the Morning Boosts Fat Metabolism

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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