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Scientists say the human brain might be made of two distinct nervous systems that got squished together
The brain is an incredible organ, powering basic functions like breathing while also giving rise to human consciousness. That ...
In September 2026, a collection summarizing the research findings of the "PsychAD Consortium" was published in Nature ...
Human and chimpanzee genomes are more than 98% identical, and the genes themselves barely differ. The changes that make us ...
We created a drug candidate, CRMA-1001, that silences the hepatitis B virus using methylation tags without cutting its DNA.
UC San Diego structures show E. coli RNA polymerase reads four synthetic DNA letters the same way it reads the natural four.
"I was surprised at our findings because the word 'brain' implies a contiguous organ that likely has a singular origin." The ...
Successful matings between anatomically modern humans migrating from Africa, Neanderthals, Denisovans and “ghost lineages” all contributed to the contemporary human genome.
A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on August 31, 2026, titled "The guardian paradox: DNA damage response ...
The human brain begins developing along two distinct paths, a discovery that could help scientists grow hard-to-make neurons in the lab.
Hemangiosarcoma is one of the most feared diagnoses in veterinary medicine. This aggressive cancer of blood vessel cells, ...
Premiering on NBC in September 2006, Tim Kring’s TV series arrived right as the modern superhero boom was taking shape. Yet ...
The discovery is significant not simply because an AI found an unusual DNA pattern, but because the process extended from data mining and hypothesis generation into experimental validation.
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