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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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Featured Neuroscience

·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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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 26, 2015·3 min read

Bumblebees Make False Memories Too

A new study explores false memory in bumble bees.

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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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Featured Genetics Neurology

·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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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 14, 2014·2 min read

Microrobots Armed with New Force-Sensing System to Probe Cells

Researchers have created a force sensing system which can attach to microbots for cellular level research.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 25, 2014·4 min read

Zombie Ant Fungi ‘Know’ Brains of Their Hosts

A new study reports a parasitic fungus emits a number of behavior controlling chemicals when it encounters the brains of ants.

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·February 18, 2014·2 min read

Molecular Biology Mystery Unravelled

Researchers use new genetic engineering technology to isolate and reconstruct a cell's protein trafficking machinery.

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·October 28, 2013·5 min read

VIP Treatment for Jet Lag

VIP, a molecule which desynchronizes the cells in the biological clock help also helps the circadian clock adjust more quickly to abrupt shifts in light/dark schedules.

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·July 1, 2013·5 min read

It’s About Time: Disrupted Internal Clocks Play Role in Disease

Researchers link disrupted sleep and circadian rhythm as risk factors for alcoholic liver disease.

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Featured Genetics

·February 26, 2013·2 min read

Sweet News for Stem Cell’s ‘Holy Grail’

Using a sugar-coated scaffold, researchers move closer to unlocking the therapeutic use of stem cells to treat a wide range of diseases from Alzheimer's to diabetes.

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·February 21, 2013·5 min read

Researchers Build Robotic Bat Wing

Building a robotic bat wing, researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats: the function of ligaments, the elasticity of skin, the structural support of musculature, skeletal flexibility, upstroke and downstroke.

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