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Bats pollinate plants and control insects but also transmit diseases to humans. Researchers investigate ways to prevent viral spread.

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The Evolution of Bats’ Super Immunity

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Duplicated Gene Helps Bats Survive “Arms Race” With Viruses

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Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans

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Opinion: A Dog Has Caught Monkeypox from One of Its Owners, Highlighting Risk of the Virus Infecting Pets and Wild Animals

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What Is This New Langya Virus? Do We Need to Be Worried?

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Bat Coronaviruses May Infect Tens of Thousands of People Yearly

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Climate Change Worsens Most Infectious Diseases

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Colin Carlson Works to Predict and Prevent Viral Spillover

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Unidentified Bleeding Disease Kills Three in Tanzania

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

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T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

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Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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