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The connectomes trace 385 neurons in the male worm and 302 neurons in the hermaphrodite worm.

The microbiomes of men who have sex with men are associated with greater immune system activation and promote elevated rates of viral infection in vitro.

Researchers who provide that estimate believe this is the best and cheapest way to combat global warming.

Scientists won’t need Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s approval to attend meetings internationally, but researchers continue to struggle amidst budget cuts.

Researchers push back against those who work in the field of plant neurobiology and claim plants can learn and have a form of consciousness.

The gut microbiome has been linked to depression, schizophrenia, and other neurological conditions, but it’s not yet clear whether the relationship is causal.

Protestors disapprove of putting scientific institutions under the authority of a government-led committee.

Miami University’s plant conservatory was growing seedlings of iboga, which contains an illegal, psychoactive substance.

Insect eggs can take any shape at almost any size, refuting explanations for their dimensions based on geometric scaling laws or on relationships between egg traits and adult traits.

The University of Southern California reaches a settlement with the University of California, San Diego, over snatching staff, data, and funding in 2015.

The research may necessitate the formation of new ethical guidelines.

Technology is enabling increasingly lifelike models of organs to help doctors practice operations.