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Cori Bargmann receives Gruber Neuroscience Prize
Bargmann is recognized for her role in linking genetics with behavior.

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Jiankun Lyu
AI could accelerate drug discovery. But only if we can trust it.
The advent of AlphaFold3 could be an unprecedented boon for drug development. Computational biologist Jiankun Lyu discusses the pros and cons of the tech, and his work analyzing the algorithm.
Alipasha Vaziri in a blue sweater stands next to light-beam microscope
How memories crystallize over time
“Practice makes perfect” is no mere cliché. It's neuroscience.
3D illustration of Hepatitis B virions
Researchers may have found an Achilles heel for Hepatitis B
New understanding of how the virus replicates could lead to new therapeutic targets for HBV.
Paul Bieniasz elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Bieniasz is being honored for his work on the life cycle of retroviruses and their interactions with host proteins. With his election, nearly half of Rockefeller faculty are NAS members.

Featured science news

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How one scientist's fascination with RNA changed medicine forever
Thomas Tuschl has devoted his career to making discoveries that bridge the gap between bench and business—and have resulted in entirely new classes of drugs.
Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli receives 2024 Lewis Thomas Prize
The author of There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness was presented with Rockefeller’s prestigious science writing award on April 9.
Luciano Marraffini wins Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
Marraffini is honored for his pioneering research on the study of CRISPR-Cas systems.

Latest awards & honors

Svetlana Mosjov to be honored with the Warren Triennial Prize from the Massachusetts General Hospital
April 30, 2024
Jean-Laurent Casanova named a member of the Academia Europaea
April 26, 2024

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The Scientist
Chromosome Ends in Double Jeopardy
May 16, 2024
New Scientist
Cocaine Seems to Hijack Brain Pathways That Prioritise Food and Water
April 18, 2024
Time
2024's Time100: Joel Habener, Svetlana Mojsov, and Dan Drucker
April 17, 2024
Nature
Is IVF at Risk in the US? Scientists Fear for the Fertility Treatment’s Future
April 2, 2024

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