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Mystery Molecule in Bacteria Is Revealed to Be a Guard

05.11.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech tools

Butterflies in the Brain

Butterflies in the Brain

02.11.2020

Brain & Behavior

Structures that emerge from neural responses may be basic “units” of organization

Real Issues, Virtual Debate

Real Issues, Virtual Debate

29.10.2020

Science Teaching

Students from around the world argued two sides of COVID-19 policy

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Cool in the Shade: How Ice Could Exist Near the Lunar Surface

27.10.2020

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

Micro cold traps near the Moon’s poles could contain a ready supply of water ice

Surprising Players in Acute Liver Failure Point to Potential Treatment

Surprising Players in Acute Liver Failure Point to Potential Treatment

26.10.2020

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Gut microbes and host cells jointly contribute to the progression of this mostly incurable disease

Creativity Emerges from Spontaneous Neural Activity

Creativity Emerges from Spontaneous Neural Activity

22.10.2020

Brain & Behavior

Creative ideas are linked to resting fluctuations that begin as a kind of noise

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Wrong on Time

19.10.2020

Brain & Behavior

“Prediction errors” in learning occurring near the “time circuits” in our brain alter our sense of time

Drawing from the Same Deck

Drawing from the Same Deck

14.10.2020

Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The secrets of heart regeneration in chronic heart failure demonstrated in mice

Freezing with Lasers Creates Aligned Ice Crystals

Freezing with Lasers Creates Aligned Ice Crystals

12.10.2020

Nano Physics, Materials Science

Supercooled water zapped in just the right way enabled perfect control over the process

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Memories of a Cancer Cell

08.10.2020

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Systems Biology, Genetics

Cancer cells turn out to have memories. But these are unreliable and can end up causing trouble

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