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Agnès Lacreuse investigates cognitive aging and women’s health in nonhuman primates.

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Crystal-Clear Penicillin, 1945

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Opinion: Universities Must Incentivize Field-Based Research as an Equity Issue

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Birth of The Pill, 1956–1960

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Marilyn Fogel, Biogeochemist and “Isotope Queen,” Dies at 69

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Q&A: Psych and Neuro Journals Primarily Edited by American Men

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Genome Pioneer Deborah Nickerson Dies at 67

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La Botaniste, 1810–1865

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Biomedical Innovations from Women Less Likely to be Adopted: Study

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Posies, Poison, and Periods, Early 1920s

Push to Address Long-Standing Challenges for Parents in STEMM

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Mary Jeanne Kreek, Methadone Developer, Dies at 84

Pandemic May “Roll Back” Women’s Gains in STEMM: NASEM Report

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From Nature Lover to Structural Biologist: A Scientist’s Journey

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Paper Recommends Women Avoid Female Mentors, Drawing Outrage

Geneticist Drops Out of New Role After Allegations of Gender Bias

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Saudi Arabian Universities Push to Recruit Women Faculty

Philip Leder, Who Deciphered Amino Acid Sequences, Dies

A Woman of Firsts, Early 20th Century

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Men Promote Scientific Findings More Effusively than Women Do

Opinion: Can Prizes Help Women Shatter Science’s Glass Ceiling?

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Why Are Breast Cancers That Metastasize to the Brain Hard to Treat?

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Why Do Some Women Crave Chocolate Before Their Period?

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What Is Gene Doping in Sports, and How Can Experts Detect It?

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Improving Cell Therapy Sterility Testing

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The Computer-Assisted Retrosynthesis Revolution

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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