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A modern-day headshot of Corina Tarnita is shown standing in an outdoor walkway in The Scientist’s Then and Now 40th Anniversary format.
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Using mathematical modeling, Tarnita explores how animals self-organize in groups and what causes regular spatial patterns to emerge in the natural world.

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Conceptual illustration of a person pushing a boulder uphill beneath a fiery sky, symbolizing resilience and the hormone oxytocin’s role in maintaining balance through homeostasis and allostasis.

The Goldilocks Hormone: Oxytocin Keeps the Body Resilient

Leafcutter ants carry leaves across a small branch.

Neuropeptides Control Labor Division in Leafcutter Ants

Image of small blue creatures called Nergals. Some have hearts above their heads, which signify friendship. There is one Nergal who is sneezing and losing health, which is denoted by minus one signs floating around it.

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

Two gray and white rats lay next to each other on a white background.

Some Rats are More Empathetic Than Others. Neuroscientists Want to Figure Out Why.

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

A yellow-bellied marmot being held in the arms of a researcher while they collect a cheek swab from the marmot.

Exploring the Link between Sociality and the Marmot Gut Microbiome

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One Gene with a Domino Effect on Social Behavior

A black mouse hides from a white mouse inside a paper tube.

Mapping the Neural Circuit of Social Avoidance

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Cooperation and Cheating

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A team of cartoon scientists studying a giant pancreas.

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

Image of an enzyme targeting advanced glycation end-products on collagen and elastin.

Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

A person on an operation table getting anesthesia. A study revealed sex differences in ketamine anesthesia.

Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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Managing Complexity in NGS Library Preparation

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When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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What Dictates PCR Success Before Amplification Begins?

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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