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Scientists have perfected the recipe to convert giant panda skin cells into stem cells to study the animal’s biology and aid its conservation. 

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Book Excerpt from Pests

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What Happens to Science When Model Organisms Become Endangered?

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Are We In the Midst of a Silent Mass Extinction?

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A World of Wildlife in Abandoned Mines

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Dozens of Genes Tied to Caribou’s Seasonal Migration

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Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

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Polar Bear Researcher Markus Dyck Dies in Helicopter Crash

Slideshow: How Ecologists Study the World’s Apex Predators

Can Rewilding Large Predators Regenerate Ecosystems?

Infographic: How Large Carnivores Sculpt Ecosystems

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How to Reintroduce a Long-Lost Species

Poisoning Suspected in Recent Hooded Vulture Deaths

Glowing Amphibians Extremely Common

Wild Birds Remember a Novel Task for Nearly Two Years

Conflicts of Interest at Conservation Group IUCN: Investigation

Researchers Fight a Devastating Amphibian Infection Using Heat

Saving Mountain Chickens

How Interconnected Is Life in the Ocean?

Interactive: How Interconnected Is Life in the Ocean?

North America Has 3 Billion Fewer Birds Than it Did in 1970

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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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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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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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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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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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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