Research highlights - It Ain't Magic

Aug

10

From egg to embryo

A newly discovered gene turns off an egg’s egginess, allowing it to become an embryo.

Aug

3

Scientists discover that a nickel catalyst acts as both a acid and a base during molecule assembly.

Jul

27

Fewer components are needed for chromosome assembly during cell division than previously supposed.

Jul

25

Amanda Alvarez writes about Steven Rieder and his research in modeling clusters of growing new stars.

Jul

20

New research implicates clumps of insoluble, misfolded proteins in the development of mental illness in people with Huntington’s disease

Dec

7

Amanda Alvarez writes about how neuroscientists are studying consciousness with mathematics