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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

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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

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Our Favorite Cell and Molecular Biology Stories of 2021

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Falling Water, Rising Rocks, 1834

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Opinion: What the History of Blood Transfusion Reveals About Risk

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

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T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

A yellow-colored frozen frog.

Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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