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Transcriptomic analyses of 20 plant species helped identify genes involved in the evolution of seed production, offering clues for crop improvement.

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Plants Boost Their Immune System to Recover from Drought

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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Engineered Microbes Make Plant Hormones a Sustainable Harvest

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An Ancient Grapevine Uncorks Clues About a Deadly Plant Pathogen

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The Hidden Dance of Plant Fertilization

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Getting to the Root of the Plant Microbiota

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Plants Defend Themselves Against Heavy Metals

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Gene-Edited Crops Grow Faster with a Little Help from Bacteria

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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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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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