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Zebrafish Genes Offer Clues to Healing Hearing Loss

Scientists have discovered how two genes control the regeneration of sensory hair cells in zebrafish, a process that fish perform naturally but humans cannot, offering new clues for addressing hearing loss in humans.

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Tracking and Tackling Environmental Pollutants

This article explores how scientists are advancing tools to detect and mitigate pollutants like PFAS, microplastics and pharmaceuticals, while pushing for integrated global action to protect water ecosystems and public health.

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The Role of Equipment and Data Analytics in Advancing Cell Therapy

Discover how cutting-edge tools and analytics are advancing cell therapy, improving precision, safety and scalability in modern treatments.

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Bringing Mass Spectrometry to the Point-of-Care in Cancer Research

For many cancers, surgical resection is the primary treatment option. However, traditional tissue analysis is slow and error-prone; point-of-care MS tools like the MasSpec Pen could improve cancer detection.

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How a Healthy Glymphatic System Could Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

This article explores how the glymphatic system clears brain waste, its role in Alzheimer’s disease and how lifestyle factors like sleep, diet and vascular health can help maintain its function.

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The New Technologies Accelerating Cell Line Development

This article explores how automation, AI and genetic tools are transforming cell line development, streamlining cloning, improving productivity and enabling faster biologic drug production.

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Molecular Glues: The Next Frontier in Targeted Protein Degradation

For decades, drug discovery has focused on inhibiting enzymes to treat disease. Yet vast swathes of the proteome remain “undruggable” by traditional approaches. Molecular glues offer a way to remove harmful proteins from cells entirely.

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The Familial Ethics of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

Dr. Jennifer Mann, associate director of Science at UK Biocentre, explains why a blind spot in current direct-to-consumer genetic testing practices requires closer analysis and change.

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The Hidden Crisis in Mouth Cancer: Why Prevention Is the New Cure

Despite the global shift toward early detection and prevention in oncology, oral cancer is still treated reactively. This article explores the emerging potential of light-based therapies that can be used in non-hospital settings.

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Dementia Research Is “On the Cusp of a Major Breakthrough”

We spoke with Dr. Niranjan Bose, managing director, Health & Life Sciences Strategy, Gates Ventures, about how proteomics-based biomarkers and international partnerships are changing the future of neurodegenerative disease research.

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Establishing Trust in Machine Learning for Battery Testing and Development

Learn why trust in AI matters for battery science, and how interactive, reliable models are accelerating commercial breakthroughs in the lab and beyond.

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Monitoring Battery Health With Environmental Sensors

Discover how environmental sensors can improve battery safety, detecting issues such as off-gassing and moisture ingress in electric vehicles.

A gloved hand holding a petri dish of bacteria testing four different antibiotics.

ABC Transporters: The Achilles Heel of Bacteria?

Discover how ABC transporters could offer a targeted approach to tackle drug-resistant bacteria and combat antimicrobial resistance.

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