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13 February 2026
Blindness Breakthrough? This Snail Regrows Eyes in 30 Days
From Sci Tech Daily, a snail studied by the Sánchez Alvarado Lab that regrows its eyes may hold the genetic clues to restoring human sight.
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12 February 2026
These Proteins Harm Your Brain. Scientists Say They Might Also Help Form Your Memories.
From Popular Mechanics, amyloid proteins are typically considered bad guys, but researchers in the Si Lab been investigating whether a version may be key to forming long-term memories.
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02 February 2026
How does the brain turn experiences into lasting memories?
From Noticias, scientists in the Si Lab has discovered a mechanism that turns a fleeting experience into a lasting memory.
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02 February 2026
How the brain turns experiences into lasting memories, according to a new study
From infobae, researchers in the Si Lab identified the process by which specific proteins are used to transform experiences into stable memory
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28 January 2026
Amyloid’s ‘memory mode’ comes with a chaperone
From Longevity Technology, research from the Si Lab identifies a regulator that helps the brain use amyloid assembly in a controlled way – with implications for cognitive aging.
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In The News
28 January 2026
The science behind how experiences become memories
From Tech Explorist, research from the Si Lab explores inside the brain’s memory-making machine.
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27 January 2026
The Brain Uses the Same Proteins Linked to Alzheimer’s To Store Memories
From Technology Networks, scientists in the Si Lab show the brain forms controlled amyloids to turn experiences into long-term memories.
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27 January 2026
Brain discovery could improve drugs targeting amyloid diseases
From Drug Target Review, research from the Si Lab shows the brain can intentionally form amyloids to store memories, challenging decades of thinking about neurodegenerative disease and pointing towards new strategies for drug discovery.
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26 January 2026
How Brain May Deliberately Form Amyloids to Turn Experiences Into Memories
From Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, research from the Si Lab has now identified the mechanism that makes a fleeting moment unforgettable.
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15 January 2026
Stowers Institute hires former top Cerner lawyer as general counsel
From the Kansas City Business Journal, the Stowers Institute has hired Dan Devers as general counsel, effective Jan. 26, Devers succeeds Charley German, who is retiring after filling the role since 2020.
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07 January 2026
Investigator Kamena Kostova, named ‘Cell Scientist to Watch’
From the Journal of Cell Science, Investigator Kamena Kostova named a 'Cell Scientist to Watch'
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01 January 2026
Your Cells Are Always Building A Whole New You
From Science Friday, President and CSO Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado talks about the science of regeneration and the biology lessons we can carry into the new year.
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30 December 2025
Eight Fascinating Scientific Discoveries From 2025 That Could Lead to New Inventions
From Smithsonian Magazine, Stowers scientists uncovered a gene related to that process, laying the groundwork for more research that could help humans with eye injuries.
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23 December 2025
In axolotls and flatworms, regeneration is a body-wide choreograph
From The Hindu, regeneration research from the Sánchez Alvarado Lab
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22 December 2025
Top 10 Breakthroughs in Ophthalmology Research
From Ophthalmology Breaking News, Stowers scientists study eye regeneration in apple snails
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22 December 2025
Bats May Hold a Key to Future Diabetes Therapies, Scientists Say
From The Hearty Soul, Stowers scientists study metabolism in bats
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03 December 2025
Kansas City researchers could shape the future of medicine by training their own AI
From KCUR, Stowers researchers are training AI to analyze research data and find the patterns and regulations that make cells function.
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25 November 2025
International Study Identifies an Essential Mechanism for the Beginning of Life in Vertebrates
From La vanguardia, Bazzini Lab study reveals how protein regulation enables embryos to activate their genomes and begin autonomous development in vertebrates.
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25 November 2025
How Embryos Take Control: Stowers-Led Research Reveals a Fundamental Step in Early Development
From Europa Press, the Bazzini Lab co-led a study identifying a molecular switch that activates the embryonic genome, marking the beginning of autonomous development in vertebrates.
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25 November 2025
A New Discovery Reveals How the Embryo Takes Control of Life in Its Earliest Hours
From Antena 3, the Bazzini Lab has identified for the first time a decisive mechanism that allows the embryo to activate its own genome and autonomously begin its development.
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17 November 2025
At 25, the Stowers Institute is still searching for the secrets of life
From The Beacon, when the Institute opened its Kansas City headquarters in 2000, much of the scientific world was skeptical that biomedical research could succeed in the Midwest.
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14 November 2025
Kansas City's Stowers Institute celebrates 25-year anniversary
From KSHB, after decades of biomedical research, leaders have big hopes for the future.
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14 November 2025
Does ‘Runaway Aggregation’ Spell the End for Neurons?
From Alzforum, Investigator Randal Halfmann defined a cellular tipping point, beyond which aggregation becomes “runaway.
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28 October 2025
Century-Old Mystery of Robertsonian Chromosomes Solved
From the Gerton Lab,Scientists pinpointed the DNA sequence where human chromosomes fuse, solving a century-old mystery in genome biology.
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