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Past TS Digest Issues

A person works with their sourdough starter in the kitchen.

November 2024, Issue 2

Bakers Rise Up to Tackle Sourdough Mysteries

Donated sourdough starters helped researchers uncover the factors that influence microbial communities in these living cultures.

Two dogs stand next to each other. The dog on the left has its tail up, while the dog on the right has its tail lowered.

November 2024, Issue 1

Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails?

Chasing dog tails for answers, researchers explore the reasons behind the quintessential tail wagging of these furry four-legged friends.

A skull is seen on the forest floor; above it, magnified and in circles, are a blow fly, bacteria, and a carrion beetle.

October 2024, Issue 2

Science Experiments from the Afterlife

Forensic anthropologists, microbiologists, and entomologists study donated cadavers to determine how human bodies decompose.

October Digest cover

October 2024, Issue 1

Why Do People Have Different Blood Types?

Humanity’s microscopic foes may be to blame for the ABO polymorphism.

Researchers at the University of Arizona developed a pH-responsive probe that activated in the basic environment (purple) of the larval midgut and bound to gut proteins.

September 2024, Issue 2

Gut-Powered Mosquito Probes

With the rise of insecticide resistance, researchers crafted a novel probe that selectively targets mosquito larvae’s weak spot.

Photo of the Capitol Building in Washington DC.

September 2024, Issue 1

From Lab Coat to Legislation

Following graduate school, Sarah Carter headed to Washington, DC to carve out a career in science policy.

August 2024 TS Digest cover

August 2024, Issue 2

Mold Burger: Coming Right Up

From the laboratory to the table, researchers cooked bioengineered fungi into a tempting patty.

Image of a male researcher’s hands holding a phone displaying X (Twitter) while there is a research paper displayed on the computer in the background.

August 2024, Issue 1

From Lab to Likes: Socializing Science Through Humor

Oded Rechavi shares research and relatable science memes at the touch of his fingertips.

Illustration of cells either being sorted into tubes from a cell sorter or going into a waste container from a flow cytometer.

July 2024, Issue 2

What's the Difference Between Flow Cytometry and FACS?

Flow-based methods allow researchers to collect multiparameter data from individual cells in their samples, but the fate of samples depends on the instrument.

On the left, a diagram of a fetus and placenta inside the abdomen of a pregnant person, on the right, a pink mitochondrion.

July 2024, Issue 1

Mitochondria: The Powerhouse of the Placenta

Scientists seek citizens’ help to survey placental mitochondria in complicated and healthy pregnancies.

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June 2024

Mining Antimicrobials in the Nose

A new antimicrobial isolated from commensal bacteria may help keep their competitors in the nasal microbiota at bay.

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May 2024

The Shape of Cilia

Three dimensional images of human pancreatic islet cells provide an unprecedented view of the enigmatic primary cilia.

A space sequence saga cover image

April 2024

A Space Sequence Saga

Astronaut Kathleen Rubins and her samples do not settle when it comes to space biology.

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March 2024

The First Human Embryo Model from Embryonic Stem Cells

Jacob Hanna developed a method for replicating embryogenesis outside of the uterus to understand the underlying mechanisms.

February Digest 2024

February 2024

A Glowing Mouse Map

A new staining method enabled cellular resolution at the organism level.

A blue immune cell with a red halo sits in the middle of a yellow spill from a tipping beer mug to the right. Blue bacteria surround the cell.

January 2024

Alcohol Leaves its Mark on Immune Cells

The immune system’s recovery from chronic alcohol use could take longer than some rehabilitation periods due to alcohol’s effects on stem cells.

A scientist not in the frame is holding a plant leave with forceps in one hand and a petri dish with more leaves in the other.

December 2023

Mean, Green, Antibody-producing Machines

A plant-based monoclonal antibody goes head-to-head with its commercial counterpart to target tumors in mice.

Orange bacteria on a green and orange background.

November 2023

Bacterial Time Capsules

Historical samples of bloodstream infections hold secrets to Escherichia coli’s evolutionary history and the emergence of virulent clones.

Illustration of viruses with needle puncturing membrane

October 2023

Designer Peptoids Pop Viral Membranes

Bioinspired small molecules combat viral threats by targeting a common feature in enveloped viruses, making them useful against a wide range of viruses.

September 2023 TS Digest cover

September 2023

Fishing for Viruses

A novel technology enables rapid detection of multiple viruses from patient samples.

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