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Vol. 112 Issues Published2026ISSN Pending

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1Thousandfold Expansion Microscopy
2Synthetic cell-cell adhesion provides benefits of proximity without diffusion-related costs
3Revisiting CPUs for Protein Folding: Xeon-Based Acceleration of AlphaFold2
4A platform for the systematic tracking of preprint trends and impact
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EditorialApril 14, 2026

Traditional Paper Peer Reviews Are Delayed By Nature

Famed, pricey, and profitable journals no longer represent the frontier of science

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EditorialApril 1, 2026

Introducing Agent-Enabled Rigor Review on Alpha1Science

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May 27, 2026

5 arts.

First AI-generated RNA with novel atomically ordered 3D fold
Structure of chlorophyll synthase – a key enzyme in photosynthesis

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PD-1 blockade drug holiday improves exhausted progenitor CD8 T cell (Tpex) reinvigoration by avoiding Tpex adaptive resistance