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New Swelling Technique Makes Cells Visible to the Naked Eye

2022 Top 10 Innovations 

2022 Top 10 Innovations

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Choosing Fluorescent Reagents for Every Live Cell Application

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Researchers Report Decoding Thoughts from fMRI Data

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New MRI Technique Tracks Brain Activity at Millisecond Timescales

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New CRISPR Technique Causes Few Unintended Mutations in Fruit Flies

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CRACK Method Reveals Novel Neuron Type in Mouse Brain

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Infographic: Simultaneously Studying Neuron Structure and Function

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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Transitioning to 3D Cell Models for Better Insights

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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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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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Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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Refeyn named in the Sunday Times 100 Tech list of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies

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Parse Biosciences and Graph Therapeutics Partner to Build Large Functional Immune Perturbation Atlas

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Sino Biological's Launch of SwiftFluo® TR-FRET Kits Pioneers a New Era in High-Throughout Kinase Inhibitor Screening

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SPT Labtech enables automated Twist Bioscience NGS library preparation workflows on SPT's firefly platform