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The fruit fly brain shows how simple commands turn into complex behaviors
Understanding how animals, including humans, transform brain signals into coordinated movements is a fundamental question in neuroscience. In general, the...
Myelination in the brain may be key to ‘learning’ opioid addiction
Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what we do, strengthening or weakening neural pathways as we practice new...
Confronting climate change: the genetic makeover of a threatened conifer
A rare conifer, Cupressus gigantea, has an unexpectedly lower genetic load despite its dwindling population size. This study explores the...
Unlocking the world around us for next-gen antibiotics
An international research team has found almost a million potential sources of antibiotics in the natural world.Credit: QUT An international...
Cannabis use common among patients, with most using it to manage a symptom or health condition
One in six patients in primary care reported cannabis use, with 35% of those using at levels indicating moderate- to...
Prostate cancer: Protein identified to reduce tumor growth
As prostate cancer progresses, it becomes increasingly aggressive and can metastasise. In this form, the tumour is difficult to treat,...
Banning false information traffickers online improved public discourse
When Twitter banned more than 70,000 traffickers of false information from its platform in the wake of the violence at...
Understanding the complex interactions between people and nature
From June 4th to 18th the Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research (eLTER) is presenting its first...
BU study: Black-specific incarceration rates are associated with Black firearm homicide rates
(Boston)—Firearm-related injury remains a significant burden in the U.S. with more than 45,000 people dying from these injuries in 2020....
Large-scale study reveals functional diversity of DNA transposons and expands genome engineering toolbox
In a study published in Cell, a research team led by ZHANG Yong'e and WANG Haoyi from the Institute of...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies