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In 2016, cancer biologist Johanna Joyce of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published a study in Science that ...

While exploring how the flies adapted to such conditions, Acharya found increased levels of an enzyme— CG8093 —in their guts.

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Transcriptomic studies of the shrew’s remarkably plastic brain could provide new insights into neurodegenerative diseases.

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Though small, cone snails are formidable hunters, producing a variety of toxins—many of which are valuable for drug ...

Nathalie Fuentes shared her experience of landing a unicorn position in a pharmaceutical company after a postdoctoral ...

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