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Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute

Race-based Medicine: Examining Inequality Embedded in the U.S. Healthcare System

Credit: Duke Mag

Shaping Sight: How Early Experiences Develop Our Ability to Perceive Motion

Anthony Metayer

Credit: Andrew McCarthy

How the Sun Can Bring Light and Darkness

Credit: Lydia Cox (Trinity ’25)

Venus Flytraps: The Most Wonderful Plants in the World

News

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Be Awed by Claude: The Most Cautious Yet Most Powerful Large Language Model

Arjun Saha Choudhury

Credit: Dorkenwald et al. (2024).

Scientists Reveal First-Ever Map of Fruit Fly Brain

Ashleigh Waterman

Credit: Nobel Prize Foundation

Ambros and Ruvkun: Changing the Central Dogma?

Credit: Britannica

Saving the Giants: Advances in Stem Cell Research for Panda Conservation

Michelle Hsiung

Spotlights

Goldberg et al.

Turning Back the Cellular Clock

Neuroaesthetics and Art: From Renaissance Beauty to Duct-Taped Bananas

Credit: Naomi Wordofa

A New Model for an Old Problem: Bioengineering the Path to Understanding Uterine Fibroids

Credit: NewScientist

You Have No Choice but to Read This Article: The Free Will Debate and Modern Neuroscience

High School Science Communication Challenge

Credit: Assil Gaur Eye Institute

Reprogramming Sight: How Stem Cells Are Being Harnessed to Reverse Vision Loss

Duke Vertices Staff

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Biology’s Biggest Plot Twist: The Jellyfish That Rewinds Time

Duke Vertices Staff

Credit: the NIH

Navigating Nav1.7: The Future of Pain Medication

Duke Vertices Staff

Credit: California Institute of Technology

The Bandage of the Future: Healing Wounds with Smart Technology

Duke Vertices Staff