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Researchers explore the trippy science behind natural hallucinogens in humans. 

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High Time: The Roles of Endogenous Psychedelics

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Mice With a Healthy Gut Microbiome Are More Motivated to Exercise

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Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons

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Retching Mice Reveal the Brain Circuit Behind Vomiting

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Neurotransmitter Buildup May Be Why Your Brain Feels Tired

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Science Snapshot: How Brains Handle Surprise Parties

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Dopamine Drives Bee Desires: Study

Stress Paralyzes Immune Cells

Flexible Synapse Strength May Underpin Mammal Brain’s Complexity

Infographic: A New Model of Synapse Strength

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Serotonin and Dopamine Linked to Decision-Making: Study

Infographic: The Neurobiology of Suicidal Behavior

What Neurobiology Can Tell Us About Suicide

Serotonin Neurons Implicated in SIDS

Nicotine’s Effects Passed On Through Generations of Mice

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Serotonin Involved in a Slug Host’s Response to a Parasite

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Kyle Smith Shines a Light on Addiction

Sudden Infant Death Tied to Serotonin

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Why Do Some Runners Get Sick After a Marathon?

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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Best Practices for Freezing Cell Cultures

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies

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How Alderley Analytical are Delivering eXtreme Robustness in Bioanalysis