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Protons are lighter than previously thought
Untangling depression in Huntington’s disease
Imaging whole-body cancer metastasis at the single-cell level
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Locating social memories in the brain
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Eve Marder: freeing knowledge, crashing neurons
None of us would get on a plane that had its parts changed in mid-air, says Eve Marder, who has spent her career probing a very specific cluster of crustacean nerve cells. Yet we are all walking around undergoing a constant turnover of cellular parts, and so are the lobsters and crabs Marder studies.
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ESOF and the gimungous telescope
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Why “nihonium”?
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Organ regeneration in the lab
Of mice and NREM: In this brain circuit, memories depend on sleep
Dear RIKEN: Can you bring frozen animals back to life?
Pathogenic genetic variation linked to H. pylori-related stomach cancer
ERRg predicts atrial fibrillation and hidden comorbidity
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Replicating opossum heart regeneration to help fight cardiovascular disease
Spacey, nerdy nights in Tokyo
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Hibernation-like state can protect kidneys during heart surgery
Crying baby? Science says walk, then sit
Cyborg cockroaches to the rescue!
Nov
1

Stolen genes used for parasitic mind control
Parasitic horsehair worms evolved to control their praying mantis hosts by stealing their genes (horizontal gene transfer).
Sep
27

Machine learning contributes to better quantum error correction
Researchers have developed an autonomous method for handling error correction in quantum computing. This will help quantum computers maintain their advantages over standard computers.
Sep
20

Laser melting ice-core sampler for studying climate change
This laser melting ice core sampler can determine temperature changes thousands of years ago on very fine timescale.
Aug
31

Gut bacteria reduces insulin resistance, protects against diabetes
Aug
23

Scary places burned into our minds by constant memory replay
Researchers discover the mechanism through which places associated with negative experiences are burned into our memories.
Aug
18

Toward human hibernation: cold-resistant mouse stem cells
Cold-resistant stem cells from “deep torpor” mice are a big step toward understanding why tissue survives hibernation.