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Chasing dog tails for answers, researchers explore the reasons behind the quintessential tail wagging of these furry four-legged friends.

Optical density can be affected by sample conditions, the state of the measuring vessel, and instrument configuration.

Sara Tenney talks about how ACS creates digital primers to bridge the gap between undergraduate-level depth and scholarly articles. 

First-void urine has emerged as a promising sample type for cancer diagnostic test development.

Enhanced interfaces, safer and sustainable design, and special model certifications improve critical laboratory processes across applications.

Improved methods for circulating tumor cell capture and analysis can ensure reproducible biomarker and omics insights across different cancer types.

Monitoring and manipulating cell culture oxygen consumption rates enables more physiologically-relevant in vitro models.

Scientists brewed recombinant human antibodies that take the sting out of the European black widow’s toxin.

Forensic anthropologists, microbiologists, and entomologists study donated cadavers to determine how human bodies decompose.

Yersinia pestis, infamous for the cause of the Black Death, may have hitched a ride on parasites beyond just fleas.

The enjoyment of a good scare may have more to do with relief than terror.

Rock-dwelling bacteria and eukaryotes live in the company of the dead by feeding on tombstones.

Sticky spider-web traps are promising non-invasive and cheap tools for terrestrial vertebrate monitoring.

Fruit flies with gut tumors showed an increased preference for a bitter antitumor compound compared to healthy flies, suggesting a self-medication strategy. 

Standardized and scalable in vitro transcription reagents allow researchers to enhance and accelerate cell-free mRNA synthesis.

Citizen scientists help monitor monkey immune cells, providing a foundation for future work on stress, sociality, and aging.

A novel sequencing-based method revealed chromosome-specific telomere lengths, challenging prior models.

Humanity’s microscopic foes may be to blame for the ABO polymorphism.

Correct pipetting techniques allow scientists to instantly improve experimental accuracy.