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Silverthorne shaped the development of many NSF programs driving innovation in plant biology and agriculture. 

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Sexual Harassment Complaints in Academia Are Up Since 2018

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US Lawmakers Propose Doubling of NSF Funding

Famous Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico Collapses

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How Ice Shelf Loss Will Change the Antarctic Ecosystem

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Scientists Oppose NSF’s New Graduate Fellowship Priority

Trump Proposes Significant Cuts to NIH for 2021 Budget

China Catches Up with the US in Science and Tech

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Making STEM Education More Welcoming to Underrepresented Minorities

Trump Releases 2020 Budget Proposal

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Government Shutdown Keeps Young Scientists in Limbo

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Firings and a Resignation Roil NEON Ecological Observatory

NSF Reverses Policy Limiting Grant Proposal Submissions

NSF Unveils New Sexual Harassment Policy

NIH Announces Plans to Update Harassment Policies

NSF Will Require Reporting of Sexual Harassment

House Proposes NSF and NOAA Cuts, NASA Gains

NSF Cuts PhD Training Grant

NSF Asks for Diversity-Boosting Proposals

NSF Calls for Harassment Prevention

A Costly Case of Grant Fraud

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Engineered Bacteria Detox Mercury from a Fish-Rich Diet

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Making the Most of Membrane Protein Production

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Enhancing Sequencing-Based Genotyping with Enrichment Panels

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July 2025, Issue 1

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Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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