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Sticks and Bones, Circa 8000 BCE

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CRACK Method Reveals Novel Neuron Type in Mouse Brain

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Conch Horn Finds Its Song Again After 17,000 Years

Snappy Acronyms Generate Excitement for Science (SAGES)

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Can Social Media Inform Public Health Efforts?

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Worm Embryogenesis: Cell by Cell and Gene by Gene

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Microfluidic Chambers Trigger Sleep in C. elegans

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New Tissue Clearing Methods Offer a Window into the Brain

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A Brief Guide to the Current CRISPR Landscape

USPTO Restarts CRISPR Patent Dispute Between Broad and UC

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AI Uses Images and Omics to Decode Cancer

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Opinion: AI Beats Animal Testing at Finding Toxic Chemicals

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Viruses That Mimic Human Proteins May Be More Common than Previously Thought  

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Hypoxia Makes the Gut Healthy

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Minimizing to Maximize Measurement Accuracy

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How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop

In mammals, intracellular clocks begin to tick within days of fertilization.

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Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers

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Navigating Cold Storage Solutions

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