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Becoming a neuroscientist with a service dog by your side presents numerous challenges. Joey Ramp, who went back to college to study her own post-traumatic stress disorder, is learning this the hard way.

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No Regulatory Exemption for Gene-Edited Products in EU 

Supreme Court Nominee Draws Concern from Environmentalists

CRISPR Patent Dispute Heard in Federal Court

Recipients of Experimental Herpes Vaccine File Lawsuit

UK Judges Receive Primers on Forensic Science

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EU Advisor Recommends Regulatory Exemption for Gene Editing

American Chemical Society Wins Lawsuit Against Sci-Hub

Opinion: Biobanking Has a Consent Dilemma

European Court OKs Vaccine Lawsuits Lacking Proof

Refunds Coming to Theranos’s Arizona Customers

Opinion: The Scientist’s Scarlet Letter

PubPeer Lawyers Ask to Enter Misconduct Report into the Court Record

Week in Review: October 17–21

Misconduct Finding Could Impact PubPeer Litigation

Michigan State Court of Appeals Hears Arguments in PubPeer Litigation

PubPeer Has (Probably) Stopped Collecting Anonymous Commenters’ IP Addresses

US Gov't Takes On Predatory Publishers

PubPeer’s Appeal for Anonymity Continues

“Heroes of CRISPR” Disputed

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Universe 25 Experiment

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Engineered Bacteria Detox Mercury from a Fish-Rich Diet

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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Making the Most of Membrane Protein Production

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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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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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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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