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Can AI really replace scientists? Robin, an AI system, identified a potential drug for vision loss, but scientists are skeptical of full research automation.

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Specialized Brain Circuit Makes Mice Itchy When They See Others Scratch

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Through the Looking Glass: Aging, Inflammation, and Gut Rejuvenation

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Science Philosophy in a Flash - A Look at Aging Through Young Eyes 

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Neuroscientist Colin Blakemore Dies at 78

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Archerfish Defy Notion that Complex Vision Requires a Cortex

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Fruit Bats Echolocate During the Day Despite Having Great Vision

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Prosthetic Device Partially Restores Blind Biology Teacher’s Vision

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Retinal Activity Prepares Blind Newborn Mice for Vision

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Blind Patient Recovers Partial Vision with Optogenetics

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

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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