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Italian researchers studied how the ingredients of the traditional Roman dish cacio e pepe emulsify into a creamy sauce, winning the 2025 Physics Ig Nobel Prize.

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Microbial Ecologist Alma Dal Co Dies in Diving Accident

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Union of Concerned Scientists Cofounder Kurt Gottfried Dies at 93

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Contributors

Book Excerpt from Every Life is On Fire

Ibrahim Cissé’s Tools Provide a Lens to Watch RNA Production

Robert May, Theoretical Ecologist Who Advised UK Gov’t, Dies

The Dawn of Universal Ecology

Image of the Day: Fly Reconstruction

Exploding Stars Probably Didn’t Spur Hominins to Walk Upright

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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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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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