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A research team led by Professor Jaewon Ko and Ji Won Um from Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences identified a new principle...
Study: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? — (Details)
Isabelle Côté is an SFU professor of marine ecology and conservation and an active science communicator whose prime social media platform is Twitter.
Côté,...
Study: Teaching robots to be more reliable teammates for soldiers — (Details)
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new technique to quickly teach robots...
Study: Synapse-specific plasticity governs the identity of overlapping memory traces — (Details)
Memories are formed through long-term changes in synaptic efficacy, a process known as synaptic plasticity, and are stored in the brain in specific...
Study: Research uncovers details of how neurodegeneration-related proteins enter cells — (Details)
Vampires can turn humans into vampires, but to enter a human's house, they must be invited in. Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical...
Study: Mystery of the Basel papyrus solved — (Details)
Since the 16th century, Basel has been home to a mysterious papyrus. With mirror writing on both sides, it has puzzled generations of...
Study: Scientists create nano-size packets of genetic code aimed at brain cancer ‘seed’ cells...
In a "proof of concept" study, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully delivered nano-size packets of genetic code called microRNAs...
Study: Scientists clarify what cellular behavior drives left-right asymmetric organ morphogenesis — (Details)
Many organs arise from simple sheets and tubes of cells. During development, these sheets bend and deform into the more complex final shape...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
