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The origin of the nucleus remains hotly debated among scientists, but new imaging and genomic data are shedding light on this billion-year-old mystery.

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Recently Discovered Virus Family Infects a Human Oral Amoeba

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The Long and Winding Road to Eukaryotic Cells

Illustration showing the path result of Eukaryogenesis

Infographic: Evolutionary Leaps Leading to Modern Eukaryotes

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RNA Pioneer Christine Guthrie Dies at 77

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Slideshow: Examples of Eukaryotic Horizontal Gene Transfer

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Ancestral Bacteria May Have Invaded Early Eukaryotic Cells

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Picozoans Are Algae After All: Study

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Giant Viruses Can Integrate into the Genomes of Their Hosts

Lipid Droplets Are Intracellular Bacteria-Fighting Machines

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Image of an enzyme targeting advanced glycation end-products on collagen and elastin.

Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

A person on an operation table getting anesthesia. A study revealed sex differences in ketamine anesthesia.

Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

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Ovarian Cancer Cells Use Fructose to Promote Metastasis 

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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What Dictates PCR Success Before Amplification Begins?

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Sino Biological Launches Precisely Characterized Full-Length p-Tau217 Protein to Advance Next-Generation Alzheimer’s Biomarker Assay Development

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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