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Ultrasound-based modalities are revealing the brain’s inner workings with steadily increasing speed, resolution and depth.

Making biological research more sustainable requires an accurate assessment of its environmental impact, both at the bench and on the computer.

Researchers like the gene-editing method called prime editing for its precision and versatility. As they ask the method to do more, many factors shape what happens next.

To study soil with a view to ecosystems, researchers iterate between experiments in the lab, the field and controlled environments.

Wrangling big data is now part of being a biomedical scientist, and mandates on data sharing have entered the scene. Mandates can alter behavior, but data sharing also needs incentives and shifts in science culture.

As they pursue their puzzles of interest, scientists are inventive caretakers of the organisms in their keep, especially the young.

Chemical modifications to DNA, histones and RNA make changes happen. Scientists are exploring ways to track these modifications and how they interact.

The tumor microenvironment is a source of cancer’s strength. Multi-omics and new spatial techniques stand to find ways to weaken it.

New instruments are emerging in single-cell and single-molecule proteomics. This will offer labs a choice of technologies.

To gain insight into cell function, researchers are tracking the cytoskeleton and its parts, such as actin. They combine methods, find new trackers and validate them.