Biology
A new study from MIT neuroscientists sheds light on a neural circuit that makes us likelier to remember what we’re seeing when our brains are in a more attentive state.
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The science of how and why plant roots get their shape, it turns out, is a twisted tale.
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Single-celled algae and nitrogen-fixing bacteria help fertilize the oceans.
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An electronic tag designed at the University of Washington can for the first time see when birds meet in the wild.
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Lithium chloride enables neutron studies of protein/solvent interactions at supercold temperatures.
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Pattern may be used in forensics to help determine where a particular bacterial strain originates.
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Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have revealed the precise order and timing of hundreds of genetic “switches” required to construct a fully functional heart from embryonic heart cells.
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Federica Brandizzi, Michigan State University plant biologist, is using a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how plants overcome stress as they grow.
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University of Adelaide researchers say a small native wasp that scientists had forgotten about for more than 200 years is now making a name for itself - as a predator of Australia's most common dangerous spider, the redback.
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Using a stepwise trans-differentiation process, Whitehead Institute researchers have turned skin cells into embryonic Sertoli-like cells.
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Proteins adorning the surfaces of human cells perform an array of essential functions, including cell signaling, communication and the transport of vital substances into and out of cells.....
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The finding will lead to a greater understanding of how a healthy immune system is produced and how disease can lead to poor immune function.
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