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A Single Transcription Factor Changes Ants to Queens

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Serious Infections Linked to Autism: Study

Screams Communicate Human Emotions

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Chimp Groups Have Their Own Distinct “Handshakes”

What a Video Game Can Reveal About Monkeys’ Minds

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Naked Mole Rat Colonies Have Their Own Unique Dialects

Honeybee Microbes Shape the Colony’s Social Behavior

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Zebra Finches Recognize the Calls of Over 40 Fellow Finches

More than 450 Pilot Whales Stranded in Tasmanian Inlet

Image of the Day: Helpful Birds

Can Exercise Explain the Health Benefits of Natural Environments?

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Serotonin and Dopamine Responsible for the Pros and Cons of MDMA

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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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Universe 25 Experiment

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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

Best Practices for qPCR Assay Design and Optimization

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