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This is a visual representation of the simulated Pong environment where neuron activity is reflected in the tiles growing in height. Credit: Kagan et. al…
Extremes of the color gradient of the Eastern San Antonio frog (Hyla orientalis). On the left, a specimen captured in Chernobyl inside the high contamination…
According to new research, a simple two-carbon compound may have been a crucial player in the evolution of metabolism before the advent of cells. An…
MIT researchers used a technique called dot-plot matrix, which is a way to visually represent amino acid sequences, to compare protein sequences known as “low-complexity…
Viruses are using information from their environment to “decide” when to sit tight inside their hosts and when to multiply and burst out, killing the…
Tagging and illuminating only the inhibitory “brake” cells (green) in human brain tissue is just one of many things the new tool from Duke University,…
A new research study reveals how a common type of epigenetic modification can be transmitted via sperm not only from parents to offspring, but to…
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus Activating the auricular vagus nerve provides anti-inflammatory effects in severe Covid-19 cases. A system out…
The Australian bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Brain Research / G. Laurent Dragons and Brain Evolution These days, dragons are keeping…
Fluorescent microscopy image of the new cells (extraembryonic mesoderm cells) and placenta progenitor stem cells. The new cells are marked in red, and cells corresponding…
Vinblastine is a commonly used chemotherapy medication. An international team of researchers has demonstrated that engineered yeast cells can produce the crucial cancer medication vinblastine…
Neuron generation trajectories. Credit: BGI Genomics The first-ever axolotl stereo-seq gives new insights into brain regeneration. Because of its distinctive and adorable look, the axolotl…
The rim rock crowned snake was found dead in the Florida Keys, locked in lifeless combat with a giant centipede it had managed to swallow…
Over the next 80 years, climate change will have a significant impact on twelve economically and culturally important species that live in the California Current…
The study found that chromosomes are fluid, almost liquid, outside of their division phases. Chromosome manipulation in live cells indicates that they are fluid. Researchers…
Phages can sense bacterial DNA damage, which triggers them to replicate and jump ship. Viruses may be ‘watching’ you – some microbes lie in wait…
Human kidney ureteric bud organoids derived from stem cells and stained for different proteins. Credit: Bonventre Lab/Brigham and Women’s Hospital A Key Step Forward One…
The extreme steps these microorganisms would take to punish cheater species surprised the researchers. A study reveals that bacteria can behave “spitefully.” Annoyed by freeloaders? You…
The flawed method has been used in hundreds of thousands of studies. A new study reveals flaws in a common analytical method within population genetics.…