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Andean highlander genomes possess cardiovascular-related variants, while populations from other regions evolved different solutions to manage the lack of oxygen.
In people with epilepsy, transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) does not affect memory-related brainwaves as widely claimed, researchers report.
Soluble adenylyl cyclase measures and responds to pH changes in coral cells, but whether it can help the animals withstand ocean acidification is not yet known.
Advances in single-cell technologies have revealed vast differences between cells once thought to be in the same category, calling into question how we define cell type in the first place.
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RNA Interference Drug Excels in Clinical Trials to Treat Rare Disorder
If approved, patisiran will be the first RNAi therapeutic on the market.
Ecologists Welcome Seventh Great Ape Species into Our Family
The Tapanuli orangutan has been identified as the newest species of great ape, but also likely the most endangered.
Sam Clovis Withdraws from Consideration for Top USDA Scientist
President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as the US Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for research, education, and economics blames the “political climate” for his decision.
Professor Sues PNAS Over Paper Criticisms
Stanford’s Mark Jacobson is asking for $10 million in damages after the journal published a critique of his work on renewable energy.
Current Issue
November 2017
2017 Life Science Salary Survey
Industry professionals make more than academic researchers, but for professors, it may not be about the money.
Advancing Techniques Reveal the Brain’s Impressive Diversity
No two neurons are alike. What does that mean for brain function?
Getting Drugs Past the Blood-Brain Barrier
To treat neurological disease, researchers develop techniques to bypass or trick the guardian of the central nervous system.
An Eye Scan for Alzheimer’s Disease?
Researchers aim for a routine screen to detect the neurodegenerative disease—decades before symptoms appear.
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The invasive insects weathered extreme climatic conditions by banding together and riding out Hurricane Harvey's flood waters.
The blood-brain barrier is a collection of specialized cells and proteins that control the movement of molecules from the blood to the central nervous system.
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