Without us even noticing it, our brains are the ultimate multitaskers. The…
Category: 5. Biology
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Underground life on Mars? Cosmic rays could make it possible
A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy needed to support life underground on planets and moons in our solar system.
The research shows that cosmic rays may not…
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Walking on Two Legs May Have Evolved in Trees, Not on the Ground
New research on chimpanzees living in the open woodlands of Tanzania suggests that the story of how humans learned to walk on two legs may need a rewrite. Despite their dry, savannah-mosaic environment, these chimpanzees still climb trees…
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Deep-Sea DNA Breakthrough Reveals Hidden Oceanic âSuperhighwayâ
A world-first study conducted by the Museums Victoria Research Institute has discovered that marine life in the cold, dark, and pressurized depths of the ocean is far more globally interconnected than scientists had previously believed. A…
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Scientists Have Discovered a âSixth Senseâ That Links the Gut and Brain in Real Time
A groundbreaking discovery from Duke University School of Medicine reveals a direct connection between the microbiome and the brain, shedding new light on the regulation of behavior and appetite. In a major scientific development, researchers…
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Using an ordinary differential equation model to separate rest and task signals in fMRI
Our methodology is organized into the following sections. The first subsection examines biological data as well as how they were pre-processed for this study (section Biological Data). The following subsection examines the background of how…
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Nanosized microbiomes from pig manure alter soil microbial communities and increase antibiotic resistance gene abundance
The viral datasets
The initial NSM particle concentrations were approximately 2.11 Ă 109 per gram in pig manure and 1.15 Ă 108 per gram in agricultural soil. NSM in both pig manure and soil exhibited a size range of 50 to 120ânm, with none…
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Open-source, high performance miniature 2-photon microscopy systems for freely behaving animals
All experiments were conducted per National Institute of Health (NIH) guidelines and with the approval of the Chancellorâs Animal Research Committee of the University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA 2P miniscope system
Optical Hardware
We…
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Impact of anthropogenic disturbance and climate on bamboo distribution in shifting cultivation landscapes of Northeast India
Kushwaha, S. P. S., Nandy, S., Shah, M. A., Agarwal, R. & Mukhopadhyay, S. Forest cover monitoring and prediction in a lesser Himalayan elephant landscape. Curr. Sci. 115 (3), 510â516 (2018).
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Epigenetic manipulation of anterior insular cortex alters neural signals and cognitive control
Duman RS, Newton SS. Epigenetic marking and neuronal plasticity. Biol Psychiatry. 2007;62:1â3.
Tsankova N, Renthal W, Kumar A, Nestler EJ. Epigenetic regulation in psychiatric disorders. Nat Rev…
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