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The 2025 government shutdown has halted grants, delayed research, and risks long-term damage to innovation, education, and the US’s global scientific competitiveness.

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What Does a Career in Science Policy Entail?

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From Lab Coat to Legislation

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Biotechs Bolster Biosecurity to Safeguard the Future of Nucleic Acid Sequencing

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No More Paywalls on Federally Funded Research: White House

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Eric Lander Allegedly Bullied, Disrespected Staff

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Opinion: Policymakers’ Harmful Anti-China Obsession

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Opinion: Scientists Must Combat Scientific Dogmatism

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US Senate Passes Bill for Nearly $250 Billion in Science Funding

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USDA Only Carries Out Partial Inspections of Some Animal Labs

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Universe 25 Experiment

The World's Densest Bones

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Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

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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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