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This is Your Brain--It's Organized Like A Woven Cloth And Not So Tangled As Once Thought
Researchers and scientists have now discovered that a more uniformed grid-like pattern makes up the connections of the brain. Using magnetic resonance imaging technology to map the three-dimensional, scaffold fiber architecture of the brain helped determine that the pathways of the brain pass through tissue that resembles a grid-like structure.
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Telling Left From Right
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Life's Building Blocks Grow Close To Home
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Bees 'Self-Medicate' When Infected With Some Pathogens
Research shows that honey bees “self-medicate” when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen.
Oscillating Gel Acts Like Artificial Skin, Giving Robots Potential Ability To "Feel"
Researchers accomplish first demonstration of oscillating gels that can be “revived” by mechanical pressure.
A Star Explodes And Turns Inside Out
An X-ray study of the remains of an exploded star indicates that the supernova that disrupted the massive star may have turned it inside out in the process.
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