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A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Defying Dogma: Decentralized Translation in Neurons
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Sep 8, 2023
| 10+ min read
To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| May 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Wa
y, and
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Apr 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Cancer Virus, A Window on Eternity, Murderous Minds,
and
The Extreme Life of the Sea
Opinion: Why Mammalian Brains are Geared Toward Kindness
Patricia Churchland
| Oct 1, 2019
| 3 min read
Neuroscience is starting to unravel the evolutionary underpinnings of mammals’ selflessness.
Opinion: What Animals Can Teach Us About Fear
Daniel T. Blumstein
| Oct 1, 2020
| 3 min read
Fear binds us to our human and nonhuman ancestors. Understanding the emotion can help us grapple with challenges we face today.
Book Excerpt from
The Idea of the Brain
Matthew Cobb
| May 1, 2020
| 4 min read
In Chapter 10, “Memory," author Matthew Cobb takes readers inside a couple of seminal moments in the scientific search for memory’s mechanics.
Ten Minute Sabbatical
The Scientist
| Oct 1, 2019
| 2 min read
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
Stalking Sharks
Jef Akst
| Aug 30, 2012
| 3 min read
Researchers monitor the movement of the Pacific’s largest predators and share the information with the world in real time.
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