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More than 70,000 staff members from 150 universities are set to strike later this month, marking five consecutive years of academic protests in the country.

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Another Potentially Immunity-Evading SARS-CoV-2 Variant Detected

First US Case of UK SARS-CoV-2 Variant Detected

New SARS-CoV-2 Variant Spreading Rapidly in UK

Governments Must Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing, Says WHO

UK Government to Boost R&D Spending

UK Group Tackles Reproducibility in Research

Increase in Academics Leaving the UK Since Brexit Vote

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Prominent Mouse Genetics Center Could be Shuttered

All Brexit Scenarios Will Be Damaging to UK Health Service: Report

The UK Pharmaceutical Industry Braces for Brexit

UK to Legalize Medicinal Cannabis

UK Politicians Propose New “Research Integrity” Watchdog

Many Species of British Mammals at Risk of Extinction

Measles Cases On the Rise in England

Sexual Misconduct by Staff Widespread at UK Universities: Report

Brain Prize Laureate Will Donate Some Winnings to Anti-Brexit Group

UK Academics Strike Amid Pension Dispute

Secret Eugenics Conference Uncovered at University College London

Facing Brexit, U.K. Makes Science Deal with U.S.

Scientists’ Expectations for Brexit Mostly Grim

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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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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