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Chips seeded with the astronauts’ bone marrow cells circled the moon to help probe how deep-space flight affects human ...
Scientists have discovered a hidden partnership between ancient microbes that may explain how complex life first evolved on ...
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Hidden within ancient microbial structures, scientists have uncovered a partnership that may mirror one of life’s most ...
In 2011, The Scientist featured Bergmann’s early work on stomata development. She now uses new omics tools to explore the ...
The eye and the mind's eye: New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural ...
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