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

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Computer Curators: Exploring the Nasher’s AI Curated Exhibit

Water in Space? New Findings From Asteroid Sample May Point Toward Origins of Life

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Funding Woes to Nobel Heroes: Congratulations to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman

Spotlights

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Life without an answer key: independent study as a career stress test

Ruixuan Alyssa Li

Goldberg et al.

Turning Back the Cellular Clock

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

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

High School Science Communication Challenge

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When Music Recommendation AI Battles Superbugs

Duke Vertices Staff

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The Paw-sitive Impact: Canine Intervention in Pediatric Care

Duke Vertices Staff

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Tiny but Powerful Microbes

Duke Vertices Staff

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Brainfreeze: Cryopreservation with an Innovative twist

Duke Vertices Staff