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In the developing Drosophila visual system, signals from glia cultivate the growth of neurons from immature cells.

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Using new nanochip technology, scientists can measure the light emitted by engineered fluorescing bacteria.

Alena Grabowski, a University of Colorado Boulder researcher, discusses her motivations for studying the interface between biology and mechanics in prosthetic devices.

Neuropharmacologist John Cryan of University College of Cork in Ireland explains the links between the microbiome and the central nervous system.

See the bacteria-powered, breathable clothing made by former MIT researcher Wen Wang and colleagues.

See the urban landscapes in Detroit where researchers are studying the fates of pollinators that adopt a metropolitan lifestyle.

A new device from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University simulates the effects of cigarette smoke on human lungs.

In a process known as vomocytosis, macrophages swallow pathogens whole only to spew them back out later, unharmed.

To tease apart brain regions involved in forming versus remembering memories, scientists engineered mice whose brain cells could be manipulated and tagged.

This device models the female reproductive tract and might lead scientists to a greater understanding of fibroids, cancer, and infertility.

Scientists encountered a marine worm strikingly reminiscent of a human phallus, along with other bizarre creatures, while exploring deep seas off of the Australian coast this summer.

To track distinct populations of developing cardiovascular cells, scientists used pulses of electricity to introduce fluorescently labeled DNA into chick embryos.

In a developing chicken embryo, skin cells pull on each other, forming multicellular mounds that eventually turn into properly-spaced feathers.

Ancient bones of the newly described toothless, stout-nosed dolphin Inermorostrum xenops suggest that it slurped its food.