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Neuroscientist and clinician Stephen Waxman explores new strategies to break the circuit of neuropathic pain.

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Ancient Viral DNA Plays a Role in Human Disease and Development

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Mitochondrial DNA Sneaks into Nuclear Genome

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Different Genes Influence Lifespan in Male and Female Mice

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Doppelgängers Similar in Looks and DNA: Study

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DNA Analyses Illuminate Origins of Farming, Ancestral Languages

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

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New Evidence Complicates the Story of the Peopling of the Americas

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Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on Africa’s Stone Age

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Pioneering Geneticist C. Thomas Caskey Dies at 83

The Influence of Rare Cells in the Nervous System

The Influence of Rare Cells in the Nervous System

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Legendary Child Psychiatrist Michael Rutter Dies

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Autism-Linked Gene SYNGAP1 Molds Synaptic Plasticity, Learning

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Lots of Rapid Evolution in Interferon-Stimulated Genes: Study

Bryan Sykes, Ancestral Genetics Expert, Dies at 73

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A New Human Reference Genome Represents the Most Common Sequences

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African American Genomes Yield Insight into Slavery Practices

Two Genetic Regions Linked with Severe COVID-19

Africans Have More Neanderthal DNA than Previously Thought

Ancient Human DNA Provides New Look at African History

Sequences of African Genomes Highlights Long-Overlooked Diversity

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Why Do Some Runners Get Sick After a Marathon?

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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Best Practices for Freezing Cell Cultures

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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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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

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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