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DECEMBER 2019

THE SCIENTIST THE-SCIENTIST.COM VOLUME 33 NUMBER 12

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Top 10 Innovations of 2019

From a mass photometer to improved

breath biopsy probes, these new products

are poised for scientific success.

BYTHE SCIENTISTSTAFF

34

Twinkles in the Nucleus

Discovering a new type of subnuclear

body taught me how pursuing the

unexpected can lead to new insights.

BY ARCHA FOX

26

Marking the Way

Researchers work to develop blood

biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease that

could help usher in a new treatment.

BY SHAWNA WILLIAMS

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