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Evidence from various sciences reveals that there are diverse ways of being male, female, or both. An anthropologist argues that embracing these truths will help humans flourish.

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Florida Faculty Await Details on New Tenure Law

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ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS

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US Spending Bill to Provide New Funds for Science and Health

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Q&A: A Randomized Approach to Awarding Grants

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Department of Justice Ends Controversial China Initiative

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Eric Lander Allegedly Bullied, Disrespected Staff

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Mysterious Havana Syndrome Not a Foreign Attack: CIA

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How Brexit Is Transforming the UK’s STEM Community

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Scientists Face a Third Round of Charges by Mexican Government

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Opinion: Policymakers’ Harmful Anti-China Obsession

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Opinion: Scientists Must Combat Scientific Dogmatism

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Canadian Official Reprimanded for Withholding Winnipeg Lab Info

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DEA Moves Toward Approving More Research Marijuana Growers

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White House Assembles Task Force to Sever Politics from Science

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Depoliticizing Science

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Science Advisor Nominee Faces Tough Questions from Senate Panel

Blood Clots a Very Rare Side Effect of AstraZeneca Vaccine: EMA

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Amid Pandemic, Scientists Lean on Credentials in Political Races

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Candidates from STEM and Medical Fields in the National Elections

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Bellybutton Bugs

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Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin Tied to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

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Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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