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A chromosome is gradually unwinding until the DNA double helix is visible. Proteins interact with parts of the DNA. Antibodies are attached to these protein-DNA interacting regions.
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Researchers Report Decoding Thoughts from fMRI Data

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New MRI Technique Tracks Brain Activity at Millisecond Timescales

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New CRISPR Technique Causes Few Unintended Mutations in Fruit Flies

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Reptiles are the Real Bird Brains

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Researchers Use Ultrasound to Control Neurons in Mice

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Study Reveals Outsize Role of mRNA Region in Tuning Expression

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First Immortal Cell Line Cultured for Reef-Building Corals

Infographic: How Scientists Are Creating Coral Cell Lines

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Coronavirus Mutations Could Muddle COVID-19 PCR Tests

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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