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A virtual reality study showed that the brain can detect potential infectious threats and prime the immune system, offering fresh insights into behavioral immunity.

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Unveiling the Mysteries of Hibernation and Torpor

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How the Brain Hits the Brakes on Aging 

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Mouse Brain Cells Activate When They Witness a Fight

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Methylation in Young Brains May Be Key to Obesity: Mouse Study

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Specialized Brain Circuit Makes Mice Itchy When They See Others Scratch

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Mother’s Circadian Rhythms Mirrored in Fetal Rat Brains

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Mouse Foraging Behavior Shaped by Opposite-Sex Parent’s Genes

Discovered: Brain Cells that Control Hibernation-Like States

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Early Epigenetic Changes Regulate Voluntary Exercise in Mice: Study

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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