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Memories are made of this 🎷🎶 – (Part 2)
Replicating opossum heart regeneration to help fight cardiovascular disease
Spacey, nerdy nights in Tokyo
Memories are made of this 🎶 🎷 – (Part 1)
Hibernation-like state can protect kidneys during heart surgery
Crying baby? Science says walk, then sit
Cyborg cockroaches to the rescue!
Ethanol pretreated soil protects plants from drought
Marsupial heart regeneration ability given to mice
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Robotic AI helps efficient growth of replacement organs
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Xist knockout rescues miscarriages in mice
A new type of cell death discovered in fly guts
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Green hydrogen production for fuel cells and fertilizers
Social contact-seeking behavior and loneliness in the brain
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A faster and more sensitive antibody test for COVID-19
Opossums are the first genome edited marsupials
Methylation mutation directly linked to autism
Melatonin in mice, circadian rhythms, and daily torpor
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Memories are made of this 🎷🎶 – (Part 2)
Replicating opossum heart regeneration to help fight cardiovascular disease
Spacey, nerdy nights in Tokyo
Memories are made of this 🎶 🎷 – (Part 1)
Hibernation-like state can protect kidneys during heart surgery
Crying baby? Science says walk, then sit
Cyborg cockroaches to the rescue!
Ethanol pretreated soil protects plants from drought
Marsupial heart regeneration ability given to mice
Dec
27

Memories are made of this 🎷🎶 – (Part 2)
Thomas McHugh from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science continues his discussion about memories, emotions, the brain, and life. Continue!
Dec
26

Replicating opossum heart regeneration to help fight cardiovascular disease
Animated research highlight: Opossum hearts hint at new ways of fighting cardiovascular disease
Continue!Dec
26

Spacey, nerdy nights in Tokyo
Kelly, our new It Ain’t Magic contributor, writes about her nerdy nighttime experiences in Tokyo. Continue!
Dec
16

Memories are made of this 🎶 🎷 – (Part 1)
Brain science ’round midnight episode 8: Thomas McHugh from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science discusses memories and the brain Continue!
Nov
18

Hibernation-like state can protect kidneys during heart surgery
Activating Q-neurons in the mouse brain led to a hibernation-like state that protected kidneys during heart surgery. Continue!
Sep
14

Crying baby? Science says walk, then sit
Recipe for success: Walk 5 min, sit 8 min, lay no-longer-crying baby down. Now you can relax. Continue!