The Smell of Food Affects Metabolism in Fasting Mice

By Shafaq Zia

The odor prompted the animals’ fat cells to release lipids into circulation.

Cancer Cells Gather Speed in Thicker Fluids

By Holly Barker

Viscous solutions accelerate the migration of tumor cells and may enable metastasis, according to a new study.

A Gene Variant Linked to Alzheimer’s May Disrupt Myelin Production

By Andy Carstens

The APOE4 variant causes cholesterol buildup in the cells that make protective fatty sheaths for neurons, possibly helping explain its role in neurodegeneration.

Opinion: Science Needs Better Fraud Detection—And More Whistleblowers

By Aman Majmudar, Undark

An influential paper on amyloid protein and Alzheimer’s disease potentially fabricated data. Why did it take 16 years to flag?

Human Gut Bacteria Show Up in Urban Wildlife

Researchers Visualize Heart From 380 Million-Year-Old Fish

RNA Pioneer Christine Guthrie Dies at 77

Webinar: Whole-Well Brightfield Cell Counting with the Latest in Microplate Imaging Technology

By Tecan

In this webinar, Magdalena Eckschlager and Christopher Wolff will discuss how cutting-edge neural network-based algorithm technology enables label-free, live cell imaging and analysis.

eBook: Streamlined Purification Workflows for Biomolecule Production

By Bio-Rad

Researchers optimize chromatography-based workflows to purify biomolecules at scale.

Words for Nerds: What’s Your Starting Word?

Check out Words for Nerds, the science-themed wordle game where you can challenge yourself and share with your colleagues to see who comes out on top. There is a new word every day! #wordsfornerds

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