Stem cells only grow up properly in the right environment
Category: Medicine & health
Stem cells choose which cell type to turn into by measuring how elastic their surroundings are.
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May 31, 2008
Category: Medicine & health
Stem cells choose which cell type to turn into by measuring how elastic their surroundings are.
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May 29, 2008
Category: Neuroscience
Predictive programme reveals how the brain represents the meaning of different concrete nouns
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May 28, 2008
Category: Neuroscience
Monkeys can now feed themselves with a prosthetic arm using only electrodes implanted in their brains.
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May 27, 2008
Category: Amphibians
Some frogs defend themselves by popping bony claws through the skin of their toes.
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May 24, 2008
Category: Cooperation
An alliance between two single-celled organisms provides a snapshot into the evolution of complex cells.
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May 22, 2008
Category: Bacteria
Both diet and evolutionary history influence the make-up of the communities of bacteria in our guts.
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May 21, 2008
Category: Evolution
During snake evolution, the structure of heavily conserved mitochondrial proteins have been dramatically overhauled.
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May 20, 2008
Category: Medicine & health
Carbon nanotubes can cause similar damage to asbestos if injected into mice
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May 19, 2008
Category: Psychology
A lack of power impairs abilities to plan, pursue goals and ignore distractions, and keeps hierarchies stable.
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May 17, 2008
Category: Animals
Through sex, aphids trade beneficial bacteria that helps them fight off parasitic wasps and withstand high temperatures
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