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Pregnancy hormones help mice prepare to take care of their young by altering activity in neurons.

Colby Duncan uses a powerful criminal justice tool to decode DNA evidence.

A common mistake and a well intentioned but misguided gesture led Allison Mackay’s experiment awry in the lab.

Tapeworm larvae may cause seizures by releasing excitatory amino acids into the brain.

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Benchtop analytics get a boost from automated single cell dispensing technology that combines microfluidics, flow cytometry, and liquid dispensing.

Some scientists strive to separate work from life, while some prefer to mix them.

Astronomically high blood sugar is no problem for these tiny speed demons.

Scientists identified neurons that drive the disagreeable symptoms of motion sickness in mice.

Transgenic ferret models ratted out how a rare cell type affects airway function.

A whole-body immunostaining method allowed researchers to achieve cellular resolution at the whole-organism level.

Diet influences the microbiome. When new foods enter the mix, it gets complicated.

NIST has spent years developing a human fecal reference material.

William Shih draws inspiration from origami and jigsaw puzzles in his quest to build bigger DNA nanorobots.

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Academics adapt to new cultures and people, bonding with scientific commonalities.

Exercise changes our muscles, but its molecular effects depend on the type of exercise. 

The immune system's recovery from chronic alcohol use could take longer than some rehabilitation periods due to alcohol's effects on stem cells.

Researchers streamline cell culture with automated systems, incorporating machine learning to save time and improve reproducibility.