Biology
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Dr. Tania Singer and the Neuroscience of Empathy
The year is 1990 and a man is sitting across from a monkey. Between them is an object that will,…
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Wellcome Library Images and Finding My Inner Fish
MAL’s very own Beth brought this sweetass article about the Wellcome image collection to my attention recently. The Wellcome Museum…
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A Promising New Treatment for PTSD, Straight From The Movies
A paper published two weeks ago in Cell promises an exciting new therapy for PTSD, at least in mice. And…
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What Can You Tell From a Color-Coded Chromosome?
In an article published earlier this month, researchers color-coded cells based on which of two X-chromosomes they expressed resulting in…
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You are your gene expression: why it’s not surprising that meditation changes epigenetics
A study came out that was a rather nice demonstration of some molecular changes that actually drive the benefits of…
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The Stinkiest of Cheeses?
Think you like stinky cheese? Limburger, gorgonzola, epoisses? What about cheese that doesn’t just smell like feet or armpits but is actually…
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Maria Merian: The Princess Bubblegum of 17th Century Biology
Biology took a while to figure itself out. For centuries, it was a mish-mash of Aristotelian sentiments and cabinets of…
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Aging, Metabolism, and Basic Biology
I’m really happy when a plan comes together, which means when my general plan of “talk about science journalism and…
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