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Chemical structures of DMT, Psilocybin and serotonin
Infographic: What a Trip
Researchers took a mind-bending trip to understand the connections between psychedelic compounds produced by fungi, plants, and humans.
Infographic: What a Trip
Infographic: What a Trip

Researchers took a mind-bending trip to understand the connections between psychedelic compounds produced by fungi, plants, and humans.

Researchers took a mind-bending trip to understand the connections between psychedelic compounds produced by fungi, plants, and humans.

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Infographic showing the selective strengthening of synapses that received stimulation.
Infographic: Synaptic Plasticity in the Sea Slug
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 1 min read
The sea slug has helped scientists in their quest to understand how neurons encode memories.
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Infographic: Beyond the Nucleus: mRNA Localization in Neurons
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 1 min read
To support thousands of incoming connections, neurons use sophisticated transportation networks for delivering mRNA to faraway regions.
Dream Big and Achieve Real-Time Single Cell Imaging Without Camera Limitations
BD CellView™ Image Technology: Sort What You See
BD Biosciences | 1 min read
Camera-free imaging unlocks new cell sorting applications.
Infographic detailing two volume electron microscopy modalities.
Infographic: Drivers of the Expansion of Volume Electron Microscopy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 2 min read
Technological advancements over the last two decades transformed volume electron microscopy, improving usability, resolution, and throughput.
Illustration showing how iGluSnFR3, tracks glutamate release at the synapse level. Upon binding to glutamate, the reporter changes its conformation, intensifying the signal of its fluorescent protein.
Infographic: How a Glutamate Sensor Tracks Synapses
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 1 min read
A third generation glutamate sensor with a fluorescent readout offers insights into neuronal communication.
Discover how a cellphone-driven UV gel documentation system accelerates accessible imaging.
Accessible Gel Imaging with a Cellphone
Analytik Jena | 1 min read
In the classroom or the laboratory, a new gel documentation system enables scientists to capture snapshots of their samples in real time.
The prime editing machinery comprises a prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) and a Cas9 nickase enzyme fused to a reverse transcriptase.
Infographic: How Prime Editing Works
Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 4 min read
Prime editing is one of the most promising forms of genome editing because it uses only single-stranded DNA breaks.
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New Strategies for Repurposing Existing Therapies 
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | Aug 10, 2023 | 1 min read
Drug repurposing uses existing drugs beyond the scope in which they were originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Learn how cell-free DNA is used for disease biomarker detection
Cell-Free DNA in Clinical Diagnostics
Tecan | 1 min read
Advancements in measuring DNA in bodily fluids create new opportunities for understanding disease.
&nbsp;Dive into Cryo-EM&rsquo;s History, Milestones, and Insights.
Cryo-EM: Building on a History of Invention and Innovation
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Aug 2, 2023 | 1 min read
From humble yet ingenious beginnings to Nobel recognition, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) provides insights into scientific questions that other technologies are unable to answer.
Infographic showing how scientists hack the locust brain to identify the unique odor signatures of oral cancers
Infographic: Scents and Sense-Abilities
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 1 min read
Scientists hack the locust brain to identify the unique odor signatures of oral cancers.
Discover how counterflow centrifugation streamlines cell therapy workflows
Closed Cell Processing Systems for Cell Therapy Workflows
Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1 min read
Closed systems increase cell therapy manufacturing process efficiency.
Infographic showing how CITE-seq detects protein and gene expression in the same cell
Infographic: Capturing a More Complete Picture of Expression
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 1 min read
CITE-seq draws upon the unbiased nature of single-cell RNA sequencing to gather new insights about protein and gene expression within the same cell.
The Biofilm Life Cycle
Infographic: Stages of Biofilm Formation
Holly Barker, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 1 min read
Free-swimming bacteria settle on a surface to cooperate and form a protective biofilm.
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Breaking Through Big Data Bottlenecks
Tecan | 1 min read
Discover how machine learning helps scientists accelerate their research.  
Infographic showing strategies used by cooperators to curb the cheater population in a bacterial community
Infographic: Curbing the Cheaters 
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 1 min read
From spatial structuring to policing, cooperative bacteria have a wide toolkit to contain the spread of cheaters.
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Infographic: How “Silent” Mutations Can Disrupt Protein-Making
Katarina Zimmer | May 1, 2023 | 3 min read
Although scientists often assume that synonymous mutations don’t cause any biological effects because they don’t alter the amino acid code, recent research shows that they can influence transcription and translation in a variety of ways. 
Discover the microbiome&rsquo;s role in diabetes&nbsp;
A Question of Balance: How the Gut Microbiome Influences Diabetes
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
The presence of beneficial or detrimental microbes pulls the host toward health or disease.
Illustration showing an experimental device called MAGENTA and how it works
Infographic: Tissue Implant Gets Muscles Moving, Prevents Atrophy
Holly Barker, PhD | Apr 3, 2023 | 1 min read
The experimental device, known as MAGENTA, forces muscles to contract, simulating natural movement. 
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