Engrams emerging as the basic unit of memory
Credit: Takashi Kitamura/MIT Picower Institute Though scientist Richard Semon introduced the concept of the "engram" 115 years ago to posit a neural basis for memory,...
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A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
Multi-messenger approach allows scientists to probe electronic and magnetic materials at ultra-small length scalesCredit: Ella Maru Studio Researchers at Columbia University and University of California,...
Snake-like proteins can wrangle DNA
Rice study reveals details about how coiled coils may coil again to direct chromosome processCredit: Dana Krepel/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 2, 2020) - It...
Study confirms climate change impacted Hurricane Florence’s precipitation and size
Credit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: A new modeling framework showed that Hurricane Florence produced more extreme rainfall and was spatially larger due...
Stanford researchers build a particle accelerator that fits on a chip
Just as desktop PCs acquired some of the functions performed by room-sized mainframes, a Stanford team has prototyped a silicon chip that packs some of...
Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa, 170,000 years ago
The discovery also points to food being shared and the use of wooden digging sticks to extract the plants from the groundCredit: Prof. Lyn Wadley/Wits...
Ten not-to-be-missed PPPL stories from 2019 — plus a triple bonus!
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Arms control robots, a new national facility, and accelerating the drive to bring the fusion energy that...
Taking the measure of glycans
Researchers capture variability in antibodyCredit: De Leoz et al., MCP 2019 When Lorna De Leoz invited laboratories to participate in her glycomics study, she hoped...
A new study finds research gaps in environmental science disciplines across the Arctic
Harsh environments remain poorly sampledCredit: Julia Kemppinen Global warming is driving rapid environmental change in the Arctic. "To understand these changes, field measurements that adequately...
Starry eyes on the reef: Color-changing brittle stars can see
Credit: Lauren Sumner-Rooney Scientists have shown for the first time that brittle stars use vision to guide them through vibrant coral reefs, thanks to a...
Study: Hearing develops in tandem with form and function
Mouse model insight could focus future hearing loss reversal research on early developmentCredit: Oregon Health & Science University New research reveals a key insight into...
Global call to action on FH aims to improve diagnosis and treatment
Credit: The FH Foundation The FH Foundation, World Heart Federation, and an international coalition join together to tackle the global burden of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH),...
Lower risk for malignant melanoma after bariatric surgery
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg Bariatric surgery is associated with a distinct reduction in skin-cancer risk, a study shows. This finding can be described...
Harnessing the microbiome to improve stroke recovery
Short chain fatty acid supplementation improves stroke recovery in miceCredit: Sadler et al., JNeurosci 2019 Supplementing the body's short chain fatty acids can improve stroke...
Hearing through lip-reading
How the brain can create sound information via lip-readingCredit: Bourguignon et al., JNeurosci 2019 Brain activity synchronizes with sound waves, even without audible sound, through...
