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From microglia reprogramming to immune cell-based diagnostics, 2025 was a big year for breakthroughs in cell biology.

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A Beneficial Bacterium Helps Wounds Heal

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Time Heals All Wounds: Probing Skin Injuries with Spatial Biology 

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Why Pain During Wound Healing May be a Good Sign

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Getting to the Root of Skin Healing

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Mimicking Tissue Mechanics for Better Wound Healing Models

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Gut Bacteria Help T Cells Heal Muscle: Study

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The Skin Battery

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Death by Illumination

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Study Questions Sterility of Snake and Spider Venoms

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

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T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

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Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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