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Researchers Discover What May Be Earliest Stage of Alzheimer’s
Older adults with elevated levels of brain-clogging plaques — but otherwise normal cognition — experience…
Scientists 3-D Print Mouse Ovaries That Actually Make Babies
Not all girls grow up to be mothers. Sometimes they choose not to be, and…
Study of Worms Reveals ‘Selfish Genes’ That Encode A Toxin – and Its Antidote
A UCLA study has found that a common strain of Caenorhabditis elegans — a type of…
In Brain Evolution, Size Matters – Most of the Time
Which came first, overall bigger brains or larger brain regions that control specialized behaviors? Neuroscientists…
Project to Map Human Brain From Womb to Birth Releases Stunning Images
A landmark project to map the wiring of the human brain from womb to birth…
Scythian Horse Breeding Unveiled: Lessons for Animal Domestication
Nomad Scythian herders roamed vast areas spanning the Central Asian steppes during the Iron Age,…
Study Finds First Molecular Genetic Evidence of PTSD Heritability
A large new study from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium provides the first molecular genetic evidence…
Scientists Unveil CRISPR-based Diagnostic Platform
A team of scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the McGovern Institute…
“Smart” Cephalopods Trade Off Genome Evolution for Prolific RNA Editing
Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish are famous for engaging in complex behavior, from unlocking an aquarium…
Fish Study Shows Important Genome Interactions in Animal Cells
In a new study, researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine…
Blind Tadpoles Learn Visually After Researchers Graft Eyes Onto Tails And Treat Them With Neurotransmitter Drugs
Blind tadpoles were able to process visual information from eyes grafted onto their tails after…
Hair Spacing Keeps Honeybees Clean During Pollination
With honeybee colony health wavering and researchers trying to find technological ways of pollinating plants…