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The myriad species floating atop the world’s seas, called neuston, are mysterious and understudied, complicating efforts to clean up plastic pollution.

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Microplastics in Seawater May Harbor Parasites

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Book Excerpt from Thicker Than Water

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Opinion: Plastic Pollution May Endanger Brains

Image of the Day: Plastic Nests

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Long-Banned Pollutants Will Decimate Orcas: Study

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Mutated Gene Could Raise Marine Mammals’ Vulnerability to Pesticides

Life Scientists Cut Down on Plastic Waste

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Just 13 Percent of Ocean Is Wilderness: Study

Deepwater Coral Reefs Unlikely to Welcome Shallow-Water Animals

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

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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