An abstract illustration of a tooth on a bluish background, signifying teeth that are a source of multipotent dental stem cells that can have therapeutic applications in dental diseases and beyond.

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Stem cells in the teeth and gums are multipotent and easily accessible. Scientists are researching ways to harness their power for therapies beyond dentistry.

Dental Stem Cells Regenerate More Than Just Smiles

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

Illustration of a developing fetus surrounded by a clear fluid with a subtle yellow tinge, representing amniotic fluid.

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of? 

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The First Human Embryo Model from Embryonic Stem Cells

Women scientists work in a laboratory with a microscope and test tubes.

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From Stepping Aside to Stepping Forward

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Adipose tissue serves as a reservoir for <em >Trypanosoma brucei</em> parasites. The parasites (shown in brown) accumulate outside the adipocytes (white circles).

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The illustration shows adipocytes, cells of the adipose tissue, and Trypanosoma brucei parasites that occupy the extracellular spaces between the cells.

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Lose the Fat and Curb Parasitic Infection

Human body diagram with inset organoid types connected to target tissues (mammary gland organoid, liver organoid, intestinal organoid, cerebral organoid, lung organoid, and stomach organoid).

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3D rendered single cell next to a cluster of cells, illustrating the concept of stem cell differentiation and proliferation.

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Selecting Cytokines for Organoid Cultures

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Why Do Male Organisms Exist?

Abstract blue color digital particles wave with dust and light background.

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Predict Functional Genomics with Confidence

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Fluorescent microscopy image of an embryo model representing four tissue layers of this developmental stage. Cyan-labeled cells are clustered at the top of an ovoid structure, underneath them are yellow-labeled cells and under them red-labeled cells, and surrounding all three layers are white labeled cells.

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The First Human Embryo Model From Embryonic Stem Cells

Science Snapshot

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Seeking Solutions for a Sticky Situation

A young woman wears a blue sweater with UNC written on it and smiles at the camera.

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A researcher looks at the screen of an imaging equipment. She sees a picture of a Western blot membrane.

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The Mysterious Western Blot Message

Small brown and white fat-tailed dwarf lemur on a white background.

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Kathrin Dausmann releasing a fat-tailed lemur from a silver box in the dark forest.

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Do Animals in Warm Climates Hibernate?

3D illustration of Leishmania parasite against a black background.

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]: A colorized image of parasite clumps from a scanning electron microscope.

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Survival of the Fittest Parasite

Image of plant cells with chloroplasts (lilac) expressing the protein huntingtin (green).

Ernesto Llamas smiling as he sits at the lab bench with Arabidopsis plants.

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Greening the Fight Against Huntington&rsquo;s Disease

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Science Crossword Puzzle

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