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A genetic study tracked the evolution of two transmissible cancers currently ravaging populations of Tasmanian devils.

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Bacterial Tractor Beams Bring Radiation to Tumors

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Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans

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Self-Charging Battery Battles Tumors in Mice

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Mechanical Implant Stirs Wasting Muscle Back into Action

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Infographic: Tissue Implant Gets Muscles Moving, Prevents Atrophy

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Translation of “Jumping Genes” Creates Cancer Therapy Targets

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Gut Bacteria Help T Cells Heal Muscle: Study

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Meningitis Bacteria Trigger Headaches, Then Sneak Into the Brain

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The Heart Can Directly Influence Our Emotions

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Opinion: New Diabetes Drug Signals Shift to Preventing Autoimmunity

In urban bathhouses in Germany and the surrounding low countries, bathhouse proprietors, known as baders, provided visitors with basic medical care. To draw blood, baders would scratch the skin before placing a heated cupping glass over the incision to extract blood and purge the body. Other tools associated with baders, including dental forceps and an amputation saw, hint at further services they provided.

Bathing Through the Ages: 1300–1848

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Researchers Make Alternatives to Shark-Sourced Vaccine Ingredient

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Jumping Genes Put a Target on Cancerous Cells

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Targeting Antigen “Sanctuary” in Lymph Nodes Could Make Vaccines Better

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Why Some HPV Infections Carry More Cervical Cancer Risk

An artist’s rendering of a DNA-based virus trap, represented as gray rods in a short cone-shaped arrangement. One is coated with blue molecules, likely antibodies, that adhere to a virus target. Another image shows to traps coming together to capture a red coronavirus.

“Origami” DNA Traps Could Keep Large Viruses From Infecting Cells

A collection of images from prior stories, including illustrations of DNA, chromosomes, and various cells, microscopy images of cancer cells, and a photo of a mouse on a treadmill.

Our Favorite Cancer Stories of 2022

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Male and Female Stem Cells Derived from One Donor in Scientific First

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Viral Protein Behind Chronic Inflammation in People with HIV: Study

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Blood Thinner Ineffective for COVID-19 Patients: Study

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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Universe 25 Experiment

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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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