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Learning from Mistakes
Discovering the neurons that rapidly catch our mistakes and how they correct our behaviorNews Writer: Lori DajoseRAdolphs Neurons Monitor for Mistakes FNLResearchers in the Adolphs laboratory at...
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Neuroscience Initiative Turns Two
Spearheading interdisciplinary brain researchNews Writer: Lori DajoseA rendering of the Chen Neuroscience Research Building.Credit: Smith GroupTwo years ago, the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute...
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Regulating the Rapidly Developing Fruit Fly
A clever program modulates some of the rapid phases of Drosophila developmentNews Writer: Lori DajoseA Drosophila embryo at the point of cellularization, when it changes from a single "bag" of nuclei...
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Lessons on Human Genome Editing: A Conversation with David Baltimore
Baltimore chairs an international committee to discuss human genome editingNews Writer: Lori DajoseGene Editing and Ethics: A Q&A with David BaltimoreDavid Baltimore answers questions about...
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Researchers Make World's Smallest Tic-Tac-Toe Game Board with DNA
The technology could be used to develop more sophisticated nanomachines with reconfigurable partsNews Writer: Emily VelascoAn artist's rendering of a game of tic-tac-toe played with DNA tilesCredit:...
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Synthetic Chemistry Takes Anti-Cancer Compounds out of the Sea Slug and into...
A research team led by Brian Stoltz has developed a novel method for synthesizing a class of natural compounds that are drug candidatesNews Writer: Emily VelascoThis fancy sea slug and its ilk contain...
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How the Body Fights Cancer and Intruders
New methods for understanding the immune system and how to boost itNews Writer: Lorinda DajoseT cells surround a cancer cellCredit: National Institutes of HealthThe human body's immune system is like a...
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Watson Lecture Preview: Plant Growth—How Stem Cells Make Stems
Elliot MeyerowitzPlants are the dominant source of our food, clothing, shelter, and many pharmaceutical drugs, yet we know very little about how they live and grow. Elliot Meyerowitz's laboratory...
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This is a Neuron on Nicotine
Nicotine works inside cells to reinforce addictionNews Writer: Lorinda DajoseLester Group - Nicotine in a NeuronA neuron containing a biosensor developed by the Lester laboratory glows in the presence...
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Dietary Fiber Helps Clump Material in Your Gut
The results may have implications for microbe growth and drug absorption in our bodiesNews Writer: Whitney ClavinParticles in the small intestinal fluid of mice are seen here in 3D. The mice were fed a...
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