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·November 20, 2014·4 min read

Brain Dwelling Worm in UK Man’s Head Sequenced

Researchers generate first genome sequence of tapeworm removed from a patient's brain.

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·January 13, 2015·4 min read

First Contracting Human Muscle Grown in Laboratory

Researchers report they have created the first lab grown, contracting human muscles.

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·February 26, 2015·3 min read

Bumblebees Make False Memories Too

A new study explores false memory in bumble bees.

This image is a computer generated model of the molecular motor.

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·March 9, 2015·3 min read

Scientists Reveal Structural Secrets of Nature’s Little Locomotive

A new study reports on the basic structural organization of a molecular motor which performs critical functions within cells.

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·March 19, 2015·3 min read

Male Attraction to Certain Body Types Has Evolutionary Roots

According to a new study, a man's attraction to curvy women is rooted in evolution.

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·June 3, 2015·3 min read

Your Blood Type May Help Protect You From Cognitive Decline

A new study reports people who have the O blood type have greater grey matter volume, which helps protect against Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 4, 2015·5 min read

Reprogramming of DNA Observed in Human Germ Cells for First Time

Some regions of human DNA, including those associated with schizophrenia and obesity, resist complete reprogramming, researchers report.

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·June 7, 2015·6 min read

Planarian Regeneration Model Discovered by Artificial Intelligence

Researchers present the first model of regeneration discovered by artificial intelligence.

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·June 22, 2015·4 min read

High Fat and Sugar Diets May Lead to Loss of Cognitive Flexibility

A new study reports high fat and high sugar diets alter gut bacteria and cause changes in cognitive flexibility, or the power to adapt to changes in situations.

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·June 27, 2015·3 min read

Uncovering How Limbs Develop and Grow

Researchers reveal the main driver in early limb development is a global pattern of tissue stretching, not spatial changes in organ volume.

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·July 23, 2015·3 min read

Mapping Cellular Communication Throughout the Human Body

Researchers map out the relationship between receptors and ligands.

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·August 6, 2015·3 min read

How Aging Cripples the Immune System

A new study helps further understanding about how aging slows the production of new immune cells and decreases the immune systems response to vaccines in the elderly.

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