Think a census of humans is hard? Try counting their brain cells!
In 2013, the U.S. government began investing $100 million to decipher how the human brain works in a collaborative project called the BRAIN Initiative. Cold...
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Salk teams advance efforts to treat, prevent and cure brain disorders, via NIH brain atlas
LA JOLLA—(October 6, 2021) It takes billions of cells to make a human brain, and scientists have long struggled to map this complex network of...
Neuroscientists roll out first comprehensive atlas of brain cells
When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to...
An ultra detailed map of the brain region that controls movement, from mice to monkeys to humans
Before you read any further, bring your hand to your forehead.Credit: Allen Institute Before you read any further, bring your hand to your forehead. It...
Boosting the cell’s power house
In order to fulfill their many tasks, cells need energy. In the cell's power plants, known as mitochondria, the energy contained in our food is...
Machine learning helps reveal cells’ inner structures in new detail
Open any introductory biology textbook, and you’ll see a familiar diagram: A blobby-looking cell filled with brightly colored structures – the inner machinery that makes...
‘Living medicine’ created to treat drug-resistant infections
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Pulmobiotics S.L have created the first ‘living medicine’ to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing on the surfaces...
Honeybees’ waggle dance reveals bees in rural areas travel further for food
By decoding honeybees’ waggle dances, which tell other bees where to find food, researchers have found that bees in agricultural areas travel further for food...
“Once-in-a generation” tardigrade fossil discovery reveals new species in 16-million-year-old amber
They’ve famously survived the vacuum of space, and even returned to life after being frozen for decades in Antarctic moss. But as hard as it...
Researchers describe new tardigrade fossil found in 16 million year old Domincan amber
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are a diverse group of charismatic microscopic invertebrates that are best known for their ability to survive extreme conditions....
Exceptional learning capacities revealed in some gifted dogs
Does your dog understand you? All dogs are smart but some are uniquely talented in learning words. According to a new study, just published in...
Smart parrots need more stimulation, new research finds
The smarter the bird, the more unique welfare needs it has in captivity, according to a U of G first-ever study.Credit: University of Guelph The...
Cannabis causes birth defects in susceptible mice
Cannabis, also known as weed or marijuana, is used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Although restricted in most countries, the increasing legalisation of...
New way to image whole organisms in 3D brings key skin color pigment into focus
HERSHEY, Pa. — To understand the biological underpinnings of skin and hair pigmentation and related diseases such as albinism or melanoma, scientists and doctors need...
Weed goes off script to resist herbicides
URBANA, Ill. – Cementing waterhemp’s reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, University of Illinois researchers have now documented the weed...
