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[:es]Brain Circuitry for Fear and Anxiety Is the Same on fMRI[:]

A study in people fails to detect differences in the brain’s response to fear or anxiety, long thought to be controlled by different neural circuits.
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[:es]The Peopling of South America[:]

While questions still outnumber answers, new findings from archaeology, genetics, and other disciplines are revealing surprising insights into the early cultures of the most recently populated continent.
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[:es]Studies Unable to Reproduce Results of Two Diabetes Papers[:]

The original work found that an anti-malaria drug or the neurotransmitter GABA could increase the number of insulin-producing pancreatic cells in mice.
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[:es]Rat Infestation Takes a Toll on Nearby Coral Reefs[:]

A study shows that by killing off seabirds on islands, rodents slash the flow of nutrients into the ocean.
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[:eu]Epigenetic Inheritance in Nematodes[:]

The memory of a temperature spike can persist for as many as 14 generations in C. elegans.
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[:eu]Warmer Temps Tied to Altered Microbiome in Lizards[:]

Bacterial differences after three-month temperature hikes, modeled after global warming predictions, were evident one year later
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[:eu]The Pangenome: Are Single Reference Genomes Dead?[:]

Researchers are abandoning the concept of a list of genes sequenced from a single individual, instead aiming for a way to describe all the genetic variation within a species.
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[:en]Artificial Ion Pump Mimics Neuronal Speed, Precision[:]

Researchers create an artificial nerve that could be the forerunner of neural prosthetics.
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The Genes Underlying Autism Are Coming Into Focus

As researchers sequence the DNA of thousands of kids with autism, dozens of genetic subgroups are emerging.