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The Biggest Science News of 2020
Neanderthal DNA surprises in modern humans, the first blood test for Alzheimer’s, a discovery of new human salivary glands, and, oh yeah, a pandemic
The Biggest Science News of 2020
The Biggest Science News of 2020

Neanderthal DNA surprises in modern humans, the first blood test for Alzheimer’s, a discovery of new human salivary glands, and, oh yeah, a pandemic

Neanderthal DNA surprises in modern humans, the first blood test for Alzheimer’s, a discovery of new human salivary glands, and, oh yeah, a pandemic

environment, cell & molecular biology

Air Pollution May Damage People’s Brains
Catherine Offord | Oct 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Contaminants in the atmosphere appear to have harmful effects on neurodevelopment and cognitive function.
T cells learning training immune system
Image of the Day: Training Day
Chia-Yi Hou | May 24, 2019 | 1 min read
A video captures T cells learning to recognize cells from the body that shouldn’t be attacked.
Obesogens
Kerry Grens | Nov 1, 2015 | 10+ min read
Low doses of environmental chemicals can make animals gain weight. Whether they do the same to humans is a thorny issue.
Fat Factors
Kerry Grens | Oct 31, 2015 | 1 min read
A mouse's exposure to certain environmental chemicals can lead the animal—and its offspring and grandoffspring—to be overweight.
Cultural Riches
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 30, 2015 | 1 min read
Researchers devise new techniques to facilitate growing bacteria collected from the environment.
Ribosomes in Control
Jessica P. Johnson | Sep 1, 2011 | 2 min read
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