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Sponge pores can mimic microfluidics, placing cells and virus particles in close proximity to increase transduction efficiency.
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Elevating Wastewater Epidemiology with Microfluidics

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The Next Frontier: Circulating Tumor Cells and Liquid Biopsies

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Researchers Use Groovy Science to Understand Gut Feelings

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Automating In Vivo Screens and Challenging Dogma 

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Building Cells from the Bottom Up

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A Beating Heart on a Chip

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Microfluidics Technology Enhances Genomics Research

Microfluidics: Biology’s Liquid Revolution

Fluorescently labeled neuron cell bodies in blue in the center compartment of a three-compartment microfluidic chamber grow through tiny grooves to enter the left and the right chambers, where they extend axons fibers, also shown in blue.

Visualizing Axon Pruning

Learn How Researchers are Building Brains

Major Advances in Mini Brain Bioengineering

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Mapping the Neighborhoods of the Gut Microbiome

Still Waters Run Deep: Getting the Most Out of Cell Separation Using Automated Laminar Flow Technology

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Microfluidic Chambers Trigger Sleep in C. elegans

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Remote Control of Peripheral Nerves

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Image of the Day: Liquid Compartments

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Why Are Breast Cancers That Metastasize to the Brain Hard to Treat?

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Why Do Some Women Crave Chocolate Before Their Period?

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How Can the Placenta Help Us Understand Cancer?

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Transform Omics Workflows with Scalable Cell Prep

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Accelerating Cancer Research Through Comprehensive Genomic Analysis

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May 2025, Issue 1

Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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TaqMan Probe & Assays: Unveil What's Possible Together

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Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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