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New chemical synthesis technologies speed up the identification and optimization of promising drug candidates.

Researchers developed a nanopore platform that detects a range of biomarkers at the same time, paving the way for more precise liquid biopsies.

For cases where gene editing simply won’t work, biochemist Aseem Ansari is working on a new idea: changing how cells regulate genes.

Studying complex gut microbial biology reveals insights into the progression of brain disorders.