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A National Academies study of COVID-19’s effect on academic researchers adds to the evidence that women’s careers have been particularly damaged by the global disruption.

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Gender Gap in Research Output Widens During Pandemic

Scholars Debate Causes of Women’s Underrepresentation in STEM

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Opinion: Can Prizes Help Women Shatter Science’s Glass Ceiling?

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Gender Inequity Persists in STEM

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Study Finds Gender Imbalances in First-Time NIH Awards

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Salk Gender-Discrimination Lawsuit to Go to Trial

Huge Gender Disparity in Cancer Research Funding in U.K.

Women Are Underrepresented at Conferences: Study

Women Less Successful When Applying for Patents

The Forgotten History of World War I–Era Female Scientists

Canadian Science Community Gathers Momentum in Improving Gender Equity

PNAS Editor-in-Chief Placed on Leave

The Biggest Science Scandals of 2017

Max Planck Society Seeks to Keep More Women as Faculty

Gender Disparity in Science Publishing Among PhD Students

2017 Life Science Salary Survey

Salary Survey: By the Numbers

Big Gender Gaps in Salk Institute Faculty: Report

Salk Faces Gender Discrimination Lawsuits

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Engineered Bacteria Detox Mercury from a Fish-Rich Diet

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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Making the Most of Membrane Protein Production

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July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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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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