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A multiomic atlas of human embryonic joint and cranium development enables detailed analysis of bone and cartilage maturation.

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‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky

New schizophrenia drug could treat Alzheimer’s disease

Your friends shape your microbiome — and so do their friends

A multi-omic atlas of human embryonic skeletal development

Daily briefing: Why the man behind a ‘mouse utopia’ disappeared from the scientific literature

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How the invasion of Ukraine is affecting Russian expat researchers

Hopes, fears and uncertainty: life scientists react to Trump’s election victory

Turning a scientific lens on the wonderful world of fungi

Is COP29 climate deal a historic breakthrough or let-down? Researchers react

DNA need not apply: Books in brief

AI could pose pandemic-scale biosecurity risks. Here’s how to make it safer

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