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From microglia reprogramming to immune cell-based diagnostics, 2025 was a big year for breakthroughs in cell biology.

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Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

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What Drives Myeloid Cell Responses to Disease

Discover How Drug Developers Generate More Consistent In Vitro Assays

Building More Physiologically Relevant Drug Development Assays for Neuroscience

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CRISPR-Ready Cells for Target Discovery 

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Babies on the Brain

Stay Salty: Maternal Diet Affects an Offspring’s Neuronal Taste Circuit

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A Story of Mice and FIRE

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Infographic: Microglia Influence Myelin Health

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Microglia Rescue Aggregate-Burdened Neurons

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

Illustration of a hole in the shape of a dollar sign on a blue background. One character is falling into the hole at the bottom of the “S” while another individual is holding another up at the top of the “S”. The image represents the absence of funding for researchers in biotech with the cancellation of the SBIR/STTR program.

The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Advancing Biomarker Discovery for Disease Insights

Advancing Biomarker Discovery for Disease Insights

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Nuclera eProtein Discovery System installed at leading Universities in Taiwan

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BRANDTECH Scientific Introduces the Transferpette® pro Micropipette: A New Twist on Comfort and Control

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Biotium Launches GlycoLiner™ Cell Surface Glycoprotein Labeling Kits for Rapid and Selective Cell Surface Imaging

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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