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A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil is displayed in a museum.
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When scientifically significant fossils enter private collections, researchers lose access to finite, irreplaceable archives of life’s history on Earth.

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Photographic rendering of Woolly Mammoth and elephant with background elements merging together

Measuring Mammoth Mutations

a yellow-ish fish skull is held up by metal prongs, with a rack of other museum collection items in the background

Fossilized Fish Teeth Could Be Earliest Evidence of Cooking

Ferns bounced back much faster than other plants after the meteor impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Why Did Ferns Persist When All Other Plants Perished?

A drawing portraying the black silhouette of Pompeii buildings with Mount Vesuvius and the sky behind them

First Human Genome Sequenced from Ancient Pompeii

An artist's depiction of a new species of Homo, H. longi

“Dragon Man” May Replace Neanderthal as Our Closest Relative

Unearthed: World’s Oldest Animal Sperm—And It’s Giant

Environmental DNA Sequencing: Lessons from Ancient and Modern Environments

Ape Fossils Shed New Light on Evolution of Bipedalism

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Image of the Day: Fossilized Eyes

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Image of an enzyme targeting advanced glycation end-products on collagen and elastin.

Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

A person on an operation table getting anesthesia. A study revealed sex differences in ketamine anesthesia.

Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

Artistic illustration of cancer cells (red).

Ovarian Cancer Cells Use Fructose to Promote Metastasis 

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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What Dictates PCR Success Before Amplification Begins?

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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