From egg to embryo
A newly discovered gene turns off an egg’s egginess, allowing it to become an embryo.
Aug 10
Aug 3
This nickel catalyst bats from both sides of the plate
Scientists discover that a nickel catalyst acts as both a acid and a base during molecule assembly.
Jul 27
New info about how chromosomes form
Fewer components are needed for chromosome assembly during cell division than previously supposed.
Jul 25
Tracking how stars grow up in a virtual playground
Amanda Alvarez writes about Steven Rieder and his research in modeling clusters of growing new stars.
Jul 20
Untangling depression in Huntington’s disease
New research implicates clumps of insoluble, misfolded proteins in the development of mental illness in people with Huntington’s disease
Dec 7
The geometry of consciousness is a multi-dimensional math trip
Amanda Alvarez writes about how neuroscientists are studying consciousness with mathematics
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