What guides habitual seeking behavior explained?
A new role of the ventral striatum explains habitual seeking behavior Researchers have been investigating how the brain controls habitual ...
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The Mathematical Model of the Mind
'A must read for anyone interested in theoretical studies of cortical microcircuits' What is perhaps the most wonderous and fascinating ...
Yale-NUS College scientist discovers how leafbirds make complex color-producing crystals
These mind-bendingly complex crystals called the single gyroid, found in blue-winged leafbirds, have the potential to make fiber optics, solar ...
North Atlantic right whales have gotten smaller since the 1980s
Whales are largely protected from direct catch, but many populations' numbers still remain far below what they once were. A ...
Solar energy and pollinator conservation: A path for real impact?
Entomologists say the pairing has promise, but standards will ensure it's more than just buzz Annapolis, MD; June 3, 2021--Amid ...
Bone marrow stem cell transplants can benefit some Type 2 diabetes patients, study shows
Durham, NC -- Type 2 diabetes patients who are not overweight and who have had the disorder for less than ...
Beneficial arthropods find winter sanctuary in uncultivated field edges, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Many species of ground-dwelling beetles, ladybugs, hoverflies, damsel bugs, spiders and parasitic wasps kill and eat pest ...
Male piglets less resilient to stress when moms get sick during pregnancy
URBANA, Ill. -When pigs get hit with significant illnesses during key stages of pregnancy, their immune response may negatively affect ...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist identifies signaling underlying regeneration
Discovery in Salamanders by James W. Godwin, Ph.D., brings science closer to the development of regenerative medicine therapies BAR HARBOR, ...
How HIV infection shrinks the brain’s white matter
Researchers from Penn and CHOP detail the mechanism by which HIV infection blocks the maturation process of brain cells that ...
Coloring tumors reveals their bad influence
Studies on cancer are limited by the threshold at which cellular transformations become clinically detectable. However, the very initial phase ...
Gut to brain: Nerve cells detect what we eat
Nerve cells of the vagus nerve fulfil opposing tasks The gut and the brain communicate with each other in order ...
World’s lakes losing oxygen rapidly as planet warms
Changes threaten biodiversity and drinking water quality TROY, N.Y. -- Oxygen levels in the world's temperate freshwater lakes are declining ...
Central Oregon bat survey shows value and scale-up potential of citizen science
BEND, Ore. - Bat researchers say a project in Central Oregon shows citizen science's strong potential for helping ecologists learn ...
Converting scar tissue to heart muscle after a heart attack
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba demonstrate the direct conversion of scar tissue cells to heart muscle cells in mice ...
Synthetic SPECIES developed for use as a confinable gene drive
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spread CRISPR-based technologies offer enormous potential ...
Professor Rosemary Jagus recognized for efforts to increase diversity in marine sciences
BALTIMORE, MD (June 1, 2021)-- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science President Peter Goodwin has awarded the annual President's ...
Turning the tables — how table corals are regenerating reefs
Table corals are regenerating reefs Table corals have been dubbed as "extraordinary ecosystem engineers" - with new research showing these ...
Malaria parasite’s partiality for the spleen
The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax may accumulate in the spleen soon after infection to a greater extent than its better-known ...
The evolutionary fates of supergenes unmasked
While the term "supergene" may bring to mind the genetic hocus-pocus of Peter Parker's transformation into Spiderman, supergenes are actually ...