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Janet Mertz’s work with simian virus 40 DNA during her graduate years was pivotal for developing DNA recombination as we now know it.

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Glass blown and sculpted model of the golden bellapple (<em>Passiflora laurifolia</em>)

Glass Menagerie, 1863–1936

Glass-blown and sculpted model of the sea anemone (<em>Phymactis florida</em>)

Slideshow: The Lifelike Glass Models of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka

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William Harvey Revolutionized Our Understanding of Circulation

Lower part of a skeleton with the left foot missing

31,000-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Oldest Known Surgery

Artist’s rendition of light blue monkeypox viruses in front of a black background.

FDA To Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply via Intradermal Injection

Formed of various flowers, this personification cartoon of a female botanist, painted by George Spratt, was pasted into Allen’s copy of The English Flora.

La Botaniste, 1810–1865

Collage of images including sperm, bacteria, coral, and an illustration of a researcher

Our Favorite Cell and Molecular Biology Stories of 2021

Photograph of a waterfall

Falling Water, Rising Rocks, 1834

Human blood in a plastic Intravenous drip bag, the tube running out of the image. Square crop. Horizontal with copy space.

Opinion: What the History of Blood Transfusion Reveals About Risk

A black and white photo of two sets of flowers in test tubes, one of which is wilting

Posies, Poison, and Periods, Early 1920s

Birth of Midwifery, Circa 100 CE

two black-and-white microscope images, one with a few black dots, the other with many rod-shaped bacteria

Identifying a Killer, 1895

a large campus building, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall at Howard University

Leader of the Pack, 1903–1994

Can Single Cells Learn?

Stamping Out Science, 1948

Infographic: Investigating Whether Single Cells Learn

Bile and Potatoes, 1921

Identity Crisis, 1906

Viral Discoveries, 1929

Introducing Inoculation, 1721

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

An illustration showing the accumulation of amyloid plaques between nerve cells, which is the underlying cause of disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

Two domesticated animals, a red border collie dog and horse together at sunset.

The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Two images of U2OS cells transfected with a fluorescently labeled protein. The left panel shows AI-based analysis of transfection efficiency, with cells bounded in yellow and label marked in magenta. The right panel shows baseline fluorescence.

Leveraging AI for Analyzing Cell Transfection Efficiency

Conceptual 3D illustration of mycoplasma colonies

Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Image of small blue creatures called Nergals. Some have hearts above their heads, which signify friendship. There is one Nergal who is sneezing and losing health, which is denoted by minus one signs floating around it.
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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Illustrated plasmids in bright fluorescent colors

Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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An illustration of green lentiviral particles.

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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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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