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New Swelling Technique Makes Cells Visible to the Naked Eye

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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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Reptiles are the Real Bird Brains

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Researchers Use Ultrasound to Control Neurons in Mice

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Study Reveals Outsize Role of mRNA Region in Tuning Expression

The Inside Scoop on Successful ATAC-seq Experiments

Technique Talk: The Inside Scoop on Successful ATAC-seq Experiments

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2021 Top 10 Innovations

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Tweak to N Protein Makes Delta Variant More Infectious

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2021 Ig Nobel Prizes Honor Decongestant Orgasms, Rhino Transport

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Technique Talk: Optimizing Protein Expression and Production

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Technique Talk: Designing and Optimizing RNA-seq Experiments

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Freeze-Dried Mouse Sperm Sent by Postcard Produces Baby Mice

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Predictions of Most Human Protein Structures Made Freely Available

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Universe 25 Experiment

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies

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