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Scientists across India sequenced genomes from dozens of communities as part of the Genome India Project, revealing insights about diversity and health.

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Different Genes Influence Lifespan in Male and Female Mice

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Are We In the Midst of a Silent Mass Extinction?

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Corals Upend Longstanding Idea About Genetic Inheritance

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Q&A: Whole Genomes of 150,000 Britons Reveal Novel Genetic Variants

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World’s Largest Organism Discovered Underwater

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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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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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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