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Maintaining The Balance Between Excitation and Inhibition
Researchers have found that the same neurotransmitter can cause either neuronal excitation or inhibition, depending on which receptor it binds to.
Scientists Pinpoint Gene That Controls Shoot Branching
Introducing the EXB1 gene makes plants sprout excessive branches by activating RAX genes, study says.
Singapore Universities Launch Satellites
Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Singapore have each launched two satellites from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
No Iron? No Problem For This Bacteria
Deep sea microbes can use electrons to fix carbon when iron ions are not sufficient, researchers say.
Two Telomere-Binding Proteins That Regulate Sex Cell Division
The discovery of MAJIN and TERB2 could help scientists understand defects in meiosis which cause birth defects and miscarriages.
Parasites Kill Honey Bees By Manipulating miRNA
Fungal parasites are able to change the expression patterns of 17 honey bee miRNAs, potentially disrupting over 400 target genes.
Cold Atoms And Optical Nanofibers Could Supercharge Data Transfer
Researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept optical nanofiber system that could be used as the building block for quantum computing.
530 million Year Old Mud Dragons Found
The first fossils of mud dragons have been found, tracing their ancestry to the Cambrian period.
Rising Obesity Risk Among China’s ‘Left Behind Children’
Children left behind in rural China while their parents head to the cities for work face an increased risk of obesity, research suggests.