What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
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What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity, and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.
From breast milk stem cells to bone repair, this year’s EB conference held a number of exciting advances that could one day be translated into therapies.
A new system decodes brain signals from the motor cortex of monkeys and translates them into basic arm movements, despite temporary paralysis.
Baboons are able to distinguish printed English words from nonsense sequences of letters—the first step in the reading process.
A roundup of recent research announced this week at the annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Spectators experience some of the same brain impulses as the dancers they're watching.
The human brain is an organized, 3D grid composed of elegant, ribbon-like fibers.
Two new cancer cell line databases bursting with genomic and drug profiling data may help researchers identify drug targets.
A new play about the father of modern neuroscience explores the many facets of Santiago Ramón y Cajal's work, personality, and life.