A look at some of biology’s communication networks
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
The study of connective tissue is shedding light on pain and providing new explanations for alternative medicine.
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
A new study of brain activity patterns suggests that babies as young as 5 months old have the neural mechanisms to register that they’ve seen a face.
Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
A new study blames the unreliable nature of some research in the field on underpowered statistical analyses.
Just the flavor of beer is enough to boost dopamine in brain areas related to reward—especially in men with alcoholic relatives.