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Disappearing public datasets and funding cuts undermine US research. Can open science practices help researchers find stability?

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NIH Budget Cuts Are a “Short-Sighted” Setback for US Science

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Opinion: A Call for Open Funding Procedures

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Opinion: Universities Must Incentivize Field-Based Research as an Equity Issue

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FTX Collapse Imperils Philanthropic Research Funding

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Green Lab Initiatives Take Root Around the World

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Plant Biologist Jane Silverthorne Dies at 69

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Fred Hutch Receives $710 Million Gift from the Bezos Family

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Lawyer Turned Stem Cell Advocate Susan Solomon Dies at 71

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Researchers Assess Setbacks After Hurricane Fiona

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New Australian Center Will Develop Therapies for Future Pandemics

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Major, Groundbreaking Increase in Hype in Grant Applications

Learn How Cutting-Edge Science is Breaking Through Industry Barriers

Focus on Innovation: Scientific Advances Driving Biopharma Market Trends

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In Deep Water With Gül Dölen

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EU Cancels Funding for UK Researchers in Ongoing Brexit Fallout

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Stanford to Launch New Climate Change School This Fall

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UK Funding Agency Apologizes for Role in Researchfish Controversy

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Biden Orders More Research on Long COVID

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ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS

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UNC Research Chief Admits to Plagiarism, Resigns

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US Spending Bill to Provide New Funds for Science and Health

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Leveraging AI for Analyzing Cell Transfection Efficiency

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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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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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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