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Doctors have long puzzled over why smoking eases ulcerative colitis but worsens Crohn’s disease. Oral bacteria migrating to the gut may explain this enigma.

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Exploring Preclinical Models for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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How Stress Inflames the Gut

A Novel Stem-Cell Derived In Vitro Model of Intestinal Inflammation

A Novel Stem-Cell Derived In Vitro Model of Intestinal Inflammation

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Deficient RNA Editing Implicated in Inflammatory Disease 

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Phages Treat Gut Inflammation in Mice

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How Do Infant Immune Systems Learn to Tolerate Gut Bacteria?

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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

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Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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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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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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