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The innate immune system sees drugs as threats, but researchers are taking advantage of this response to make cancer therapies more effective.

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Innate Immune Cells Develop Memory with a T Cell Marker

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CRISPR-Ready Cells for Target Discovery 

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Multicellular Bacteria Evolve Defenses that Resemble the Immune System

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After the Smoke Clears: Scars on the Immune System 

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Bat Immune Systems: The Original Antivirus Programs

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Why Viral Infections Are More Severe in People with Down Syndrome

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Researchers Probe Genetics Behind a Lizard’s Odd Immune System

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Antibiotics Given to Moths Spur Upregulation of Growth Genes

Discover single-cell and spatial assays for infectious disease research

Get Ahead of the Infectious Disease Arms Race

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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