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Alysson Muotri launched brain organoids into outer space and found that microgravity enriches our understanding of brain development and disease.

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Monir Moniruzzaman Studies the Secrets of Giant Viruses

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Clinton Cave Investigates How Brain Cells Communicate

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Junyue Cao Applies Novel Approaches to Aging and Disease

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Thomas Lozito Is Figuring Out How Lizards Rebuild

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Roxanne Beltran Dives into Seal Research

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Brooke Gardner Probes the Cell’s Peroxisomes

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David Gate Probes Links Between Alzheimer’s and the Immune System

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Bianca Jones Marlin Traces How Sensory Inputs Shape the Brain

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Shane Campbell-Staton Dissects the Anthropocene

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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September 2026

Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

Essential Genes Are Dominantly Activated by Single Transcription Factors

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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Engineering CAR-Neutrophils In Vivo to Target Glioblastoma

Engineering CAR-Neutrophils In Vivo to Target Glioblastoma

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Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

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