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Round Cells Square Up with an Optogenetic Switch

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

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Dire Wolf De-Extinction Debate Divides Scientists

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | | 3 min read

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Neural Assembloids Recreate a Key Pain-Sensing Circuit in a Dish

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

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Developing an Effective Lyme Disease Vaccine

Sneha Khedkar | | 3 min read

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Carving Out a Niche for Muscle Stem Cells with 3D Culture

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | | 4 min read

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Scientists Who Pioneered GLP-1 Drugs Bag Breakthrough Prize

Sneha Khedkar | | 6 min read

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2025 Breakthrough Prize Recognizes Trailblazers in Multiple Sclerosis Research

Laura Tran, PhD | | 8 min read

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David Liu Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Base Editing and Prime Editing

Hannah Thomasy, PhD | | 9 min read

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Unstable Protein Variants Linked to Many Human Diseases

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 4 min read

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Citizen Scientists Help Geneticists and Microbiologists Tackle Large-Scale Challenges

The Scientist | | 3 min read

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Brain Cells That Remember Food May Influence Obesity

Laura Tran, PhD | | 5 min read

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Stem Cell Discovery in Human Retina May Lead to Retinal Degeneration Treatments

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 2 min read

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Congressional inaction has led to the expiration of the federal government’s SBIR/STTR program, cutting off a biotechnology lifeline.

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