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Scientists characterized the largest sample of a neural circuit to date to improve artificial intelligence models and better understand the brain.

Foundations

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Pluripotency Superstar Oct4 Gets a Makeover

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Wolbachia Turns 100: The Journey of a Triumphant Endosymbiont

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The lac Operon: A Lesson in Simple Gene Regulation

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Patch Clamp: Unlocking the Secrets of Ion Channels in Electrophysiology

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In Search of FACS: The History of Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting

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Engineered Rabies Virus Illuminates Neural Circuitry

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The Emergence of Xenobots: From Code to Creature

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Resilience of Monoclonal Antibodies and their Makers

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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