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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

Credit: Zenke Lab

Synapse Shutdown: Tracing Neuronal Inhibition with Phosphorylated Pyruvate Dehydrogenase

Grace Richardson

Did Juno? NASA Spacecraft Takes Closest Look at Io in Decades

Credit: Science

Solar-Powered Cells in Fuel? Scientists Engineer Yeast that Harness Light Energy

Credit: The News and Observer

Computer Curators: Exploring the Nasher’s AI Curated Exhibit

Spotlights

Credit: Srishti Kumari

Bridging the Gap: Duke Remote Area Medical (RAM) Expands Healthcare Access to Rural North Carolina

Credit: Duke Cancer Institute

The Cell Death Lab: Fighting Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Credit: Richard Wong (UPE ’26)

An Ecosystem within an Ecosystem: A Conversation with Richard Wong in the Gibert and Wright Labs

Credit: Ramaswamy et al., 2024

Melodies of Memory: How Music Therapy Has Transformed Dementia Care

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