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Yellow and red, showing the most frequently scanned areas, reveal the differences in scanning strategies employed by the sighted people (left) and the blind (right) while using ASenSub

Sight through Touch: The Secret Is in the Hand Movements

08.06.2021
Brain & Behavior
Recreating the “feel” of an object as participants move their fingers enables them to use their ingrained sensing strategies
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Right Off the Bat: Navigation in Extra-Large Spaces

27.05.2021
Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior
Bats navigating in an innovative extra-large experimental setup reveal an unknown neuronal code 
Dr. Efi Efrati and Dr. Luiz Da Silva

Solving a Plant Cell "Parking Garage" Puzzle

26.05.2021
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Materials Science, Structural Biology, Biochemistry
Biological organelles may be messy and crowded, but sometimes only an exact mathematical description will do 
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A Natural Food Supplement May Relieve Anxiety

18.05.2021
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Mice receiving the plant-derived substance were less anxious than the controls
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The Triple Threat of Coronavirus

11.05.2021
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics
A new study exposes how SARS-CoV-2 tampers with the cell's hardware to outsmart the immune system
A mosquito on a notebook. Photo by Dr. Jonas Wietek

Brain Research Gets a Boost from Mosquitos

11.05.2021
Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior
New versions of light-sensitive proteins could illuminate the dark corners of our brain’s communication pathways 
MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

03.05.2021
Math & Computer Science, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Astrophysics, Personalized Medicine, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology
The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research
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GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

29.04.2021
Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes
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The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

15.04.2021
Structural Biology, Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs 
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An Essential Balancing Act: Neurons Adapt to Stay Steady

13.04.2021
Brain & Behavior
A study of lab-grown neurons reveals a new regulatory mechanism for keeping the On-Off switches in our brain in balance

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A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta

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A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta
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