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08/12/2018
Function of Gene Mutations Linked to Neurological Diseases Identified

Parkinson's-linked gene encodes a protein that controls the transfer of lipids between membranes of cell organelles.

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07/31/2018
Risa Wechsler Named Director of KIPAC

She’ll direct the future of astrophysics research at SLAC and Stanford for the next five years.

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07/27/2018
Electron Microscope Detector Achieves Record Resolution

The microscope is able to detect with startling clarity a missing sulfur atom – “a defect in the lattice” – in a 2D material.

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07/27/2018
Reprogrammable Braille

Researchers develop a framework to encode mechanical memory in a featureless structure – an elastic shell.

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07/26/2018
Widespread Connections Among Neurons Help the Brain Distinguish Smells

Organization—or lack of it—in brain’s piriform cortex allows us to differentiate one smell from another.

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07/25/2018
Monkey Studies Reveal Possible Origin of Human Speech

Findings described as “an important building block” in the quest to understand our species’ unique way with words.

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07/23/2018
Giant Neurons in the Brain May Play Similarly Giant Role in Awareness and Cognition

A series of experiments involving a particular type of brain cell have advanced our understanding of the roots of consciousness.

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07/19/2018
Aren’t Sure? Brain Is Primed for Learning

The results also illustrate why it is important that we take a break from learning.

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07/19/2018
X-ray Data May Be First Evidence of a Star Devouring a Planet

New data may explain star’s mysterious dimming.

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07/17/2018
A Multifunctional, Multiscale, Reconfigurable Surface

Composite surface has features that can move microparticles, mix droplets, repel biofilms and more.

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