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E. coli divides faster than it can replicate its genome, while simultaneously expressing its genes. Scientists recently revealed the intricate molecular coordination that makes this possible.

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Sex of Researcher Influences Ketamine’s Effects in Mice: Study

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How a Bacterium Manages to Reproduce During Famine

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Eight Weeks of Meditation Doesn’t Change the Brain, Study Finds

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Zooming in on SARS-CoV-2 Replication to Develop Antiviral Therapies

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Study Finds Reproducibility Issues in High-Impact Cancer Papers

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“Xenobot” Living Robots Can Reproduce

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When Researchers Sound the Alarm on Problematic Papers

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How Scientists Are Tackling Brain Imaging’s Replication Problem

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What’s the Deal with Bacterial Nanotubes?

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Infographic: Sources of Variation in Bacterial Nanotube Studies

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Human Cells Can Synthesize DNA in Their Cytoplasm

Gene Splicing Pioneer Dale Kaiser Dies

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DNA Damage Linked to Brain Overgrowth in Autism

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Study Refutes Findings that Acidification Affects Fish Behavior

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Replication Refutes Study Linking Neuroimaging to Genetics

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Two Studies Fail to Replicate Magnetogenetics Research

Half the Time, Psychology Results Not Reproducible: Study

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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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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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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