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Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology

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an image of a glioblastoma tumor in the brain
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iStock
Glioblastoma tumors are aggressive and difficult to access for treatment

Light-triggered stress response suppresses glioblastoma spread in 3D models

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child at table with big colored crayons drawing on white paper
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Stephen Andrews, Unsplash
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three scientists in lab coats in a laboratory
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Matt Perko
Researchers Mia Raimondi, left, Christopher Hayes and lead author Michael Costello have uncovered how pathogenic Bordetella bacteria adhere to mammalian airways despite their hosts' natural defenses
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Five adults in business attire standing shoulder to shoulder in a natural setting
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Courtesy UCSB Engineering
Left to right: Samuel Lobo, Devon Callan, Erica Keane Rivera, Ventura Rivera, Austin Dubose
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A mosquito lands on a blue fabric.
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Photo by Егор Камелев on Unsplash
Finding the right taste to send mosquitoes packing could save hundreds of thousands of lives.
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1880-1893 medical watercolor image of polycystic kidney
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Teniswood, George Francis, "Polycystic kidney," Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, c1880-1893 CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Watercolor drawing showing two views of a polycystic kidney. One shows the external surface of the kidney, the other when the organ is bisected. Drawing given to the Museum by Dr. Draper Mackinder, MD, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
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Swirls of light pink behind a dark purple circle
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iStock / rightdx
Radiographic image of breast cancer tumor cells in the mammary ducts.
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cell images
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Dorit Hanein
Dorit Hanein’s team and collaborators captured Rac1, a tiny molecular switch, rapidly building and breaking cellular scaffolds, revealing how cells swiftly reshape their skeletons to move and adapt.
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grad student Kirsten Rollins on stage giving her Grad Slam presentation
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Jeff Liang
Grad Slam champion Kirsten Rollins, April 3, 2025