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  • The histone with a double life

    The histone with a double life

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    21 July 2026

    A broken strand of DNA is one of the most serious threats a cell can face.

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  • A Molecular Clue to How Rice Adapted to Drier Conditions

    A Molecular Clue to How Rice Adapted to Drier Conditions

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    13 July 2026

    Flooded paddy fields make rice look like a water plant through and through.

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  • How rice copes when iron runs low

    How rice copes when iron runs low

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    09 July 2026

    Rice feeds more than half the world's population.

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  • Restoring Forests Brings Back Big Seeds, But Not Always the Right Ones

    Restoring Forests Brings Back Big Seeds, But Not Always the Right Ones

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    30 June 2026

    Planting trees is not the same as restoring a forest.

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  • Paromita Vohra: Sixth Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science, 2026-2027

    Paromita Vohra: Sixth Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science, 2026-2027

    Research Explained
    15 June 2026

    We are delighted to announce that Paromita Vohra will be the sixth Obaid Siddiqi Chai

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  • Why genomic architectural landmarks become mutational hotspots in cancer

    Why genomic architectural landmarks become mutational hotspots in cancer

    Research Explained
    09 June 2026

    Every time a cell divides, it must copy over three billion letters of DNA with remarkable accuracy.

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  • Same traits, different species: what Himalayan moths reveal about mountain ecosystems

    Same traits, different species: what Himalayan moths reveal about mountain ecosystems

    Research Explained
    26 May 2026

    Climb a mountain and the world changes around you.

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  • When two molecular glitches push neurons toward Parkinson’s

    When two molecular glitches push neurons toward Parkinson’s

    Research Explained
    06 April 2026

    Parkinson’s disease is often thought of as a disease that announces itself late, with tremors, slowed movement,

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  • Clues about Lowe Syndrome from the cell's powerhouses

    Clues about Lowe Syndrome from the cell's powerhouses

    Research Explained
    23 March 2026

    When clinicians first described Lowe syndrome in the 1950s, they noticed a pattern: children were born with con

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  • How plants survive life on the edge

    How plants survive life on the edge

    Research Explained
    16 March 2026

    A forest edge is not simply where a forest ends.

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