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Forget the traditional tubular shape—researchers are investigating a pearl-on-a-string formation for axons, unlocking new insights into neural signaling in health and disease.

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Rebuilding the Genome of Woolly Mammoths

An antenna-like cellular structure emerges from the surface of a human pancreatic islet cell. The surface of the cell is covered with small structures called microvilli.

The Shape of Cilia

Infusion of Artificial Intelligence in Biology

Defining the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Morpholome

Defining the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Morpholome

Beyond Skin Deep: Analyzing Melanoma Cells Through Morphology

Beyond Skin Deep: Analyzing Melanoma Cells Through Morphology

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See Beyond the Scatter Plot with Imaging, Spectral Flow Cytometry

Technique Talk: Developing and Optimizing Immunohistochemistry Protocols

Technique Talk: Developing and Optimizing Immunohistochemistry Protocols

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Observing Cells in Their Natural State with Digital Holographic Cytometry

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Animals Are Shape-Shifting in Response to a Warming World

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Mapping Tool Reveals Microglia’s Shape-Shifting Secrets

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Warm-Bloodedness in Mammals May Have Arisen in Late Triassic

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Ancient Tooth Could Be Clue in Denisovan Migration Mystery

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Surface Area of Tooth Roots Predicts Primate Body Size

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Researchers Identify 14 New Shrew Species 

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Chromosomal Rearrangement Linked to Less Mobile Quail

The man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii), a species of medusafish, near the tentacles of a siphonophore.

Medusafishes Are Grouped by Shared, Odd Traits: Study

Technique Talk: The Basics of Immunohistochemistry

Making IHC as Simple as ABC

A Guide to Immunofluorescence Staining

How Groups of Cells Cooperate to Build Organs and Organisms

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

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What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

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A Common Antidepressant Protects Organs from Damage During Sepsis

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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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Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

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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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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

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Optimize PCR assays with true linear temperature gradients

Applied Biosystems™ VeriFlex™ System: True Temperature Control for PCR Protocols

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