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3D illustration of a human mouth with oversized blue, comma-shaped bacteria and green, spiked viruses overlayed on the tongue and teeth. This is representing the oral microbiome.

How Does Sugar Affect Our Oral Microbiome and Teeth?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

A hand holds a magnifying glass over a strip of paper that says ‘GLP-1’. Surrounding strips of paper have words such as ‘weight loss’, ‘semaglutide’, and ‘obesity’.

What Is GLP-1? The Science Behind GLP-1 Drugs

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | | 7 min read

Woman holding a stinky cloth. Some studies hint that hyperosmia, or a heightened sensitivity to smell, is more common in women.

Why Do Some People Have a Heightened Sense of Smell?

Sneha Khedkar | | 4 min read

A drawing of a regulatory T cell as a police officer looking for rouge T cells that could harm the body.

What Are Tregs? Explaining 2025’s Nobel Prize Winning Research

RJ Mackenzie | | 4 min read

Bartender preparing a cocktail outdoors. Bartenders often suffer from margarita burns.

Margarita Burns: When Lime and the Sun Don’t Blend Smoothly

Sneha Khedkar | | 3 min read

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What Are Senescent Cells?

Laura Tran, PhD | | 2 min read

3D illustration of a foot covered in pins with round red balls on the end. This depicts the sensation of pins and needles that is created when a limb is cut off from oxygen and then the nerves overreact.

What Causes the Pins and Needles Sensation?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

A person working late at night in the office. Night shift workers are more prone to falling sick due to disruptions in their circadian rhythms.

Why Do Night Shift Workers Fall Sick More Frequently?

Sneha Khedkar | | 4 min read

A child cups a lemon hanging from a tree to his face, closing his eyes and smelling intensely. As an adult, the smell of a lemon may bring back specific memories from his childhood—the ability of smell (and taste) to suddenly trigger vivid, emotional memories is called the “Proust effect” after the French novelist Marcel Proust.

Why Do Certain Smells Bring Back Old Memories?

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 3 min read

A woman sneezes into a tissue against a natural background

ACHOO Syndrome: A Strange Reflex That Causes Sneezing in the Sun

Sneha Khedkar | | 3 min read

A woman leaps joyfully with the sun in the background, signifying the link between sunlight and happiness.

Does Sunlight Make Us Happy? It's Complicated, Say Researchers

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

A bruise on a person’s knee, with varying hues of black, blue, and yellow.

What Makes Bruises Change Color Over Time?

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 4 min read

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

Auricular vagal neuromodulation therapy is a non-invasive and non-surgical treatment that could aid cardiovascular disease management, Long COVID relief, and more.

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Universe 25 Experiment

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

Improved technologies have allowed researchers to delve deeper into T cell biology, but the traditional naming scheme has struggled to keep up with new findings.

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Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

Frogs that freeze themselves solid in the winter and thaw in the spring inspired methods to extend the storage time for transplantable organs.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

In this webinar, Andre Mueller will discuss how scientists characterize therapeutic proteins in different formulations and spot the effects of excipients on protein stability.

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges are designed to help provide exceptional performance, versatility and enhanced sustainability.

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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

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

In this webinar, Andre Mueller will discuss how scientists characterize therapeutic proteins in different formulations and spot the effects of excipients on protein stability.

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

A streamlined, automated process helps scientists coordinate site-ready production-level whole genome sequencing results.

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

In this webinar, learn how scientists are using cutting-edge spatial proteomics technologies to advance their understanding of cellular organization in healthy and diseased tissues.

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

Scientists rely on cytokines, growth factors, and other agents to direct and create different types of organoid models.

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