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Bacteria living in the mouth must metabolize the extra sugar that comes with indulging in a sweet treat, changing the oral microenvironment.

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Bacteria’s Stress Strategy: Slow Down to Avoid the Crowd

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How Nutrition Regulates Ovulation

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Viruses Keep Mice from Stressing Out

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Opinion: Stopping the Cancer Cells that Thrive on Chemotherapy

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Inflammation in Brain’s Immune Cells Triggers Depressive Behavior in Mice

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Climate Change Prematurely Ages Lizards Before They’re Born

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Mitochondrial Stress Is Passed Between Generations

How C. elegans Transmit Stress Signals to Offspring

Infographic: How C. elegans Transmit Stress Signals to Offspring

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Stress-Induced Molecular Globs Boost Bacterial Fitness

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

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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