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Researchers identified an enzyme that helps Plasmodium-infected red blood cells adhere to the placenta, providing molecular insights into placental malaria.

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The Bigger Protein Picture of Designing Parkinson’s Therapeutics

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Characterizing Kinases for Therapeutics Targeting Innate Immunity

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A Fasting-Mimicking Diet Thwarts Breast Cancer in Mice

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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