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Any microbe, new or known, could cause an infection outbreak at any time. Researchers gear up to preemptively fight this potential pathogen X.

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Unlocking the Human Microbiome Mysteries: From Cancer to COVID-19

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Can Animals Get Covid and Should They Be Vaccinated?

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CRISPR Gene Drives and the Future of Evolution

The Evolution of Bats’ Super Immunity

The COVID-19 Pandemic Abruptly Altered the Infant Microbiome

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How an Early Warning Radar Could Prevent Future Pandemics

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What Happens When You Catch More than One Virus?

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Blood Thinner Ineffective for COVID-19 Patients: Study

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Impersonation Scandals Shake Academic Publishing

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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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