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How a Bacterium Manages to Reproduce During Famine

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Missing Y Chromosome in Mouse Blood Causes Heart Dysfunction

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Gone but Not Forgotten: Retracted COVID-19 Papers Still Cited

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Opinion: Manuscripts and Art Support Archaeological Evidence that Syphilis Was in Europe Long Before Explorers Could Have Brought It Home from the Americas

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Sun Exposure Triggers Hunger in Men but Not Women, Study Suggests

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Nurturing Early Language Skills Prevents the Behavioral Expression of a Genetic Trait

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New Patient Tumor Cell Models Rapidly Predict Cancer Therapy Outcomes

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Are Pocket Gophers Underground Farmers?

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Mitochondrial Protein Fuels Spread of Head and Neck Cancer 

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Finding Could Pave the Way to New, Targeted Antibody Treatments

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This Simple Fish May Have Been One of the First Vertebrates

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What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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New “Kill Test” Could Help Screen Better Antibiotics

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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

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