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Daniel Colón-Ramos Reveals the Mysteries of Worms’ Memories
Claudia Lopez-Lloreda | May 1, 2020 | 3 min read
The Yale neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain’s architecture and function using C. elegans.
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On-Again, Off-Again Connections Advance Eye Regeneration
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jul 10, 2023 | 3 min read
Researchers track neural connections between retinal cells in a dish to understand their therapeutic potential.
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Immunity-Linked Genes Expressed Differently in Brains of Autistic People
Laura Dattaro, Spectrum | Jan 11, 2023 | 4 min read
Data from postmortem brain tissues adds to the evidence that inflammation is associated with autism.
Book Excerpt from Behave
Robert Sapolsky | May 31, 2017 | 5 min read
In the book’s introduction, author and neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky explains his fascination with the biology of violence and other dark parts of human behavior.
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Analysis: Asian Researchers Scarce Among Biomedical Award Winners
Dan Robitzski | Feb 4, 2022 | 5 min read
Multiple prestigious US biomedical research awards have rarely or never been granted to a scientist with Asian ancestry, illustrating racial bias within American research societies and institutions, a researcher argues.
Sleep adjusts fly synapses
Bob Grant | Apr 1, 2009 | 3 min read
New findings support a controversial hypothesis about the biological role of sleep: Snoozing may be a way for the brain to clear clutter accumulated after a hard day of synapse forming and strengthening. Two __Science__ studies published today suggest that the brains of sleeping __Drosophila__ undergo an overall depression in synaptic strength and number, eliminating some minor neuronal connections while merely weakening stronger ones.Expression of synaptic markers is low aftersleep (left) and h
Into the Limelight
Kate Yandell | Oct 1, 2015 | 8 min read
Glial cells were once considered neurons’ supporting actors, but new methods and model organisms are revealing their true importance in brain function.
Tadpoles See with Extra Eyes
Sabrina Richards | Feb 27, 2013 | 3 min read
Blind tadpoles regain vision when new eyes are grafted onto their tails. 
Biological Determination Of Sexuality Heating Up As A Research Field
Robert Finn | Jan 7, 1996 | 10 min read
if (n == null) The Scientist - A 'Long Tradition' The Scientist 10[1]:, Jan. 08, 1996 News A 'Long Tradition' The biological basis of sexual orientation is a research area that is coming out of the closet By Robert Finn Sidebar: Scientific Societies Concerned with Sexual-Orientation Research For the last few years each new result has been covered extensively in the popular press. And last May, Minot State University in North Dakota hosted an internation
Science Grants
The Scientist Staff | Jan 20, 1991 | 4 min read
SCIENCE GRANTS (The Scientist, Vol:5, #2, pg.22,January 21, 1991) (Copyright, The Scientist, Inc.) -------- Below is a list of notable grants recently awarded in the sciences--federal grants as well as awards from private foundations. The individual cited is the project's principal investigator. NEUROSCIENCE Establishment of new W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Integrative Neuroscience, to study the brain and behavior. $3 million from W.M. Keck Foundation, Los Angeles, to Univer

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