New tracking tool reveals how T cells adapt in different organs

Our immune system relies on T cells to fight infections. But T cells don't just show up and react—first, they train, get a ...

Ctenophore research points to earlier origins of brain-like structures

New 3D reconstructions of a key sensory organ in ctenophores reveal an unexpected structural and functional complexity. The ...

With Evo 2, AI can model and design the genetic code for all domains of life

The DNA foundation model Evo 2 has been published in the journal Nature. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across ...
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Why Data Integrity Is an Ethical Obligation, Not Just a Scientific One

Human data and samples are scientific gifts, and scientists must be stewards of them, ensuring that they are collected and ...
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Selling Organs to Make Ends Meet: How Poverty Drives the Illegal Organ Trade and the Ethicality of Legalization

Artist Credit: Paula Yaniz Macia ’28, Washington and Lee University In 2013, 121,272 Americans were on the waitlist for an organ transplant, yet only 14,257 people donated their organs (Wright 2015).