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Work and Life: Balance or Blend?
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Feb 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Some scientists strive to separate work from life, while some prefer to mix them.
Setting Standards for Stool
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Jan 19, 2024 | 10+ min read
Microbiome studies have yielded hundreds of ideas for ways to detect and influence human health, but the field struggles with reproducibility challenges that hamper bringing these goals to fruition. Identical tubes of fecal matter should help.
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What's Your Story? Ideas and Discoveries Worth Sharing
The Scientist | 3 min read
A new writing contest provides life scientists with a platform to try their hands at science journalism, tell their science stories, develop their communication skills, and publish their work.
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Science Crossword Puzzle
Stella Zawistowski | Jan 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Put on your thinking cap, and take on this fun challenge.
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Scientists Trot the Globe but Stay Sci-lingual
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Jan 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Academics adapt to new cultures and people, bonding with scientific commonalities.
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What's Your Story? Competition Guidelines and Writing Tips
The Scientist | 7 min read
Enter for a chance to have your story published on The Scientist’s website! 
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January 2024 Interactive Crossword Puzzle
Stella Zawistowski | Jan 1, 2024 | 1 min read
Try your hand at a sciency brainteaser.
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When Scientists Collaborate, Science Progresses
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 3 min read
Behind every successful scientist, there is another scientist.
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What's Your Story?
The Scientist | 2 min read
Enter our new writing contest. The winners’ stories will be published on The Scientist’s website! 
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December 2023 Interactive Crossword Puzzle
Stella Zawistowski | Dec 4, 2023 | 1 min read
Try your hand at a sciency brainteaser.
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Cells and Organelles
Stella Zawistowski | Dec 4, 2023 | 2 min read
Put on your thinking cap, and take on this fun challenge.
A Patient-First Approach to Clinical Trial Enrollment
A Patient-First Approach to Clinical Trial Enrollment
The Scientist | 2 min read
Discover how eConsent forms for clinical trial enrollment are the best path forward for patients, sites, and sponsors.
Samantha Maragh speaks on stage after receiving the State of Maryland Outstanding Young Scientist Award 2019.
Making Standards Exceptional
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 9 min read
Samantha Maragh has taken on the difficult challenge of standardizing assays, data norms, and terminology in the ever evolving genome editing field.
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Save the Sample
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Dec 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Researchers must plan for the future of their lab materials long before they decide to move on.
The Laboratory of the Future: How New Technologies Reform Research
The Laboratory of the Future: How New Technologies Reform Research
Maria Gklotsou, PhD | 4 min read
New advancements in automation, AI, connectivity, sustainability, and more propel research forward.
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In Fall, Scientists Rise High
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Nov 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Science awards remind us that seemingly overnight success takes years of hard work and patience.
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November 2023 Interactive Crossword Puzzle
Stella Zawistowski | Nov 1, 2023 | 1 min read
Try your hand at a sciency brainteaser.
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Science Philosophy in a Flash - A Surprising Way to Repair Scar Tissue
The Scientist | 1 min read
Claire Higgins employs a novel approach to repair damaged skin tissue.
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Science Crossword Puzzle
Stella Zawistowski | Nov 1, 2023 | 1 min read
Put on your thinking cap, and take on this fun challenge.
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A Big Data Approach to Life Science
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 2 min read
As a group leader at the Broad Institute, Shantanu Singh develops tools to tackle high-dimensional biological data.
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