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Researchers use laboratory tools every day to help them make groundbreaking discoveries. Read on to find out which technologies they identify with the most and why.

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Optimizing Confocal Microscope Purchasing Decisions

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Debate on Dinosaur Colors Persists After 15 Years 

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Stall Catchers: Play for Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease Research

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Accelerating Live-Cell Discovery with Parallel Imaging

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Spatial Biology Paints a Holistic Picture of Cellular Processes

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Boa Constrictor Brain Cells Slither into Focus

Microscopy image of a fully developed frog embryo skin tissue, which researchers recently filmed live to gain a complete picture of the developmental process. From the images they took during this process, they quantified changes in cell shape and movement as well as how these changes contribute to the cells’ final fate.

Live Cell Shape Tracking Offers a Direct View into Developmental Dynamics

Joseph Gall stood in a pond with a net, capturing wildlife that he would bring back to his laboratory to study.

Golden Goose Award Honors Joseph Gall, the Father of Modern Cell Biology

Fluorescent microscopy image of metastatic cancer cells

Optoproteomics Transforms Spatial Proteomics Research

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

An illustration of an in vitro fertilized embryo, which researchers recently used to study maternal aneuploidy

Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Oncology

Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Oncology

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Transitioning to 3D Cell Models for Better Insights

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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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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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