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By mechanically inducing the expansion of cranial sutures in young adult mice, researchers stimulated stem cell proliferation that is key to healing bone injuries.

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“Necks for Sex” May Explain Giraffes’ Distinctive Anatomy 

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Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey Dies at Age 77

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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