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The Cost of Five Letters: Rethinking the MD-PhD Advantage

Real-World AI, Not-So-Real Foundations: How Synthetic Data Shapes the World’s Leading Models

Arjun Saha Choudhury

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Beyond the Stethoscope: Medicine, Mindfulness, and the Art of Looking Within

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Optogenetics Pushes the Boundaries of Neuroscience

News

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Gene Therapy: The Cure for Huntington’s Disease?

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Population Study Connects Shingles Vaccine with Reduction of Dementia Development

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A New Hope: Preventing Spinal Muscular Atrophy Through Prenatal Intervention

Michelle Hsiung

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Weathering the NIH Grant Freeze

Spotlights

Undergraduate Spotlight: Maia Kotelanski (Trinity ’25)

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Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine

Mutants among Us: A Conversation with Dr. Katsanis

Duke Vertices Staff

Chemical Pathways: Dean Ashby’s Experiences in Research

Duke Vertices Staff

High School Science Communication Challenge

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Advancements in IVF May Save the Northern White Rhinos

Duke Vertices Staff

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Alleviating Knee Pain: A Breakthrough in Hydrogel Research

Duke Vertices Staff

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Bionic Jellyfish: Science’s Newest Ocean Explorers?

Duke Vertices Staff

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Speedy Snackers: Unveiling Baby Quasars in the Distant Universe

Duke Vertices Staff