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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...