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A list of research priorities released by the NIH addressed many important topics, but ongoing funding uncertainties leave scientists anxious.

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Freeze on NIH Grant Reviews Leaves Scientists Confused and Frustrated

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Younger Scientists Are More Innovative, Study Finds

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Major, Groundbreaking Increase in Hype in Grant Applications

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NIH Fails to Enforce Rules for Reporting Clinical Trial Results

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NSF Grant Funding Is Racially Biased, Study Finds

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NIH Changes Extension Policy to Better Support Women PIs

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NIH Grants $470 Million for Study of Long COVID

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Sexual Harassment Complaints in Academia Are Up Since 2018

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Females Gain Ground as Biomedical Research Subjects

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Universe 25 Experiment

The World's Densest Bones

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What Scares a Scientist? Researchers Tell Their Terrifying Tales

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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