During embryonic development, the entire nervous system, the skin and the sensory organs emerge from a single sheet of cells known as the ectoderm. While there have been extensive studies of how this sheet forms all these ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 17, 2019
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A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan, has discovered a new neurogenic mechanism responsible for brain development. By applying proprietary technology to detect trace proteins in living organisms, they found that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 2, 2018
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A new transistor based on organic materials has been developed by scientists at Linköping University. It has the ability to learn, and is equipped with both short-term and long-term memory. The work is a major step on the ...
Engineering
Feb 5, 2019
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Scientists have proved experimentally what has been suspected since the discovery of Merkel cells in the skin over a century ago: the sense of light touch that is critical for hand dexterity would not be possible without ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly all mammalian cells have what's called a primary cilium -- a single, stump-like rod projecting from the smooth contours of the cell's outer membrane. Unlike its more flamboyant cousins, the motile ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 24, 2010
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A deep neural network running on an ordinary desktop computer is interpreting highly technical data related to national security as well as—and sometimes better than—today's best automated methods or even human experts.
General Physics
Jun 21, 2018
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How do nerve cells compute? This fundamental question drives LMU neurobiologists led by Andreas Herz. They have now presented a novel method to disentangle complex neural processes in a much more powerful way than was previously ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 7, 2019
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How odours influence actions is one of the fundamental questions in neuroscience. Richard Benton, associate professor at the Center for Integrative Genomics at the University of Lausanne, follows the molecular trail of chemical ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2015
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Chaos isn't always harmful to technology, in fact, it can have several useful applications if it can be detected and identified.
General Physics
Apr 14, 2022
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Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes have supportive functions ...
Biochemistry
Jun 30, 2009
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