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A long-term study finds that moon cycles and menstrual cycles align at certain times of women’s lives, shedding new light on the full moon and menstrual cycle relationship.

Mutations that loosen rigid proteins turbocharge their nuclear entry.

Jeff Nivala develops nanopore-based sequencing techniques to help advance proteomics. 

A short term high fat diet before fertilization rewires sperm small RNA expression, passing predisposition to metabolic disease onto offspring.

A protein in natural killer cells keeps them from turning into more docile counterparts.

A new approach to sculpting human-like ears merges 3D printing, xenografts, and tissue engineering.

Synthetic biologists repurposed rarely used codons to install novel amino acids into proteins and expand the capabilities of protein engineering.

Beata Mierzwa combines her love of science and art in captivating illustrations and exciting fashion. 

Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.

After 20 years, scientists studying patients with cerebellar degeneration discovered a mutation that disrupts autophagy.

Irene Ghobrial sequences circulating tumor cells in blood samples to genomically profile patients with multiple myeloma.

Samantha Brugmann illuminates the cellular and molecular factors that contribute to the formation of craniofacial structures. 

Harrison York combines microscopy and machine learning to visualize and characterize how endosomes regulate intracellular mechanisms. 

The fad of temporarily fasting from pleasurable activities likely won’t “reset” dopamine levels and doesn’t accurately reflect this molecule’s nuanced functions.

By leveraging optogenetic stimulation for more precise muscle activation, scientists hope to advance neuroprosthetic technology.

Researchers adapted microscopy techniques to identify rare instances of Cryptococcus neoformans in mice brains and lungs.

A nutrient-based nanomedicine stopped runaway tumor growth in mice by firing up a latent metabolic pathway.

A member of the lung microbiota releases a peptide that hinders the respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae.

A new way of making aligned hydrogels better mimics materials in the body.