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3-D human ‘mini-brains’ shed new light on genetic underpinnings of major mental illness

Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, severe depression and bipolar disorder share a common genetic link. Studies of specific families with a history of...

Eroding mountains could release, not trap, greenhouse gases

Eroding mountains could release, not trap, greenhouse gases By Paul Voosen The hills are hiding a carbon cache. For decades, scientists believed that the erosion of mountains...

How blood-red ants became slave snatchers

Every summer, blood-red ants of the species Formica sanguinea go on a mission to capture slaves. They infiltrate the nest of another ant species, like the...

RNA circuits transform cells into nanodevices

Public Release: 26-Jul-2017 Living computers: RNA circuits transform cells into nanodevicesArizona State UniversityThe interdisciplinary nexus of biology and engineering, known as synthetic biology, is growing at...

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