Foundations

One Protein to Rule Them All

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The Cre-loxP System: A Powerful Tool in the Genetic Toolbox

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Coming Into the Fold: DNA Origami

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Serendipity, Happenstance, and Luck: The Making of a Molecular Tool

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Magnifying Curiosity with a Pocket Microscope

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Cell Painting: Exploring the Richness of Biological Images

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The Origins and Recent Promise of Nonsense Suppressor tRNAs

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A Not-So-Simple Idea

Sir Richard Roberts won the 1993 Nobel Prize &ldquo;for their discoveries of split genes.&rdquo;&nbsp;

How Restriction Enzymes Changed Biology

Doug Hanahan worked at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1982.&nbsp;

Cellular Competence: Making Recombinant DNA Accessible

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A Sticky Situation: Recombinant DNA Technology

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Crystal-Clear Penicillin, 1945

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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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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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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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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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