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Numerous candidates with STEM backgrounds are running for federal seats, and record numbers are competing in local races across the country.

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Trump Administration to Weaken Migratory Bird Protections

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Iranian Students Denied Entry to US

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Did On-Site Rapid DNA Testing Identify al-Baghdadi’s Remains?

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EPA Will Not Ban Pesticide Linked to Neurological Issues

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As Visa Difficulties Persist, Scientists Push for Change

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US-China Tensions Leave Some Researchers on Edge

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NIH Scientists Banned from Studying Human Fetal Tissue

Trump Signs Executive Order Tying Grant Money to Free Speech

Trump Releases 2020 Budget Proposal

Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Research Funding Over Free Speech

US Science Agencies Reopen After Shutdown

Trump Administration Asks to Roll Back Rules Against Water Pollution

UCSF HIV Lab Planning to Close

Meet the Scientists Still in the Running for Congressional Seats

Numerous Life Scientists Seek Election to State Legislatures

Trump Administration’s Definitions of Sex Defy Science

Interior Department Wants Stricter Data Standards in Conservation Decisions

Research Funds Reallocated to Child Immigrant Detention Centers

US Officials Order DNA Tests to Reunite Migrant Families

Scott Pruitt Steps Down From EPA

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Why Can’t We Tickle Ourselves?

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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