A new look at how the brain works reveals that wiring isn't everything

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

Q&A: How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells (capsids) around their genomes, a process that—while messy and complex—consistently ...
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The First Domino Falls: AMT-130 Gene Therapy Slows Huntington’s in Landmark Trial

In an update from uniQure, they report that their experimental gene therapy, AMT-130, has the potential to slow Huntington’s ...

Unlocking the immune system's instruction manual: How T follicular helper cells mount a flexible response

Scientists have uncovered how a key type of immune cell adapts its behavior depending on the type of infection, paving the ...

Creating a map of every living thing, cell by cell

An ambitious and revolutionary initiative aims to map every cell of all eukaryotic life on Earth. The result will be a ...