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Category: 5. Biology
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Study finds addiction risk tied to reward and impulse genes
Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences – not from genes that specifically influence substance…
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Biologists Challenge 70-Year-Old Theory of How Bacteria Swim
A new study challenges a decades-old explanation for how bacteria change direction, revealing that the process may be driven by active, energy-dependent forces rather than passive protein interactions. Scientists have identified a new way to…
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DNA Robots Are Coming: Tiny Machines That Could Transform Medicine and Technology
Scientists are exploring DNA-based robots, tiny molecular machines that could one day navigate the body, deliver targeted therapies, and even build nanoscale technologies. DNA is best known as the molecule that carries genetic information, but…
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‘Tunneling Nanotubes’ are Revealed a Player in Huntington’s
Huntington’s disease is a genetic, neurodegenerative disorder that slowly causes patients to lose function and cognitive abilities; and experience memory and personality changes. The disorder ultimately leads…
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‘Tunneling Nanotubes’ are Revealed a Player in Huntington’s
Huntington’s disease is a genetic, neurodegenerative disorder that slowly causes patients to lose function and cognitive abilities; and experience memory and personality changes. The disorder ultimately leads…
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Scientists Uncover Hidden “Second Layer” in Human DNA
A newly identified cellular system monitors subtle variations in genetic coding, hinting at a hidden level of control over how genes are expressed. Human DNA stores instructions for life in sequences built from just four nucleotides. Those…
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Green insect turns a puzzling shade of hot pink
In the pitch black hours nearing midnight last March on Barro Colorado Island…
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An Array of Powerful New Biological Atlases are now Available
A variety of new research tools have been developed by different teams around the world, and many are now available online for free use. These atlases explore many health and biomedical research topics.
A…
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