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7 Must-Read Stories In October 2016
Sanofi Pasteur's dengue vaccine, low-protein diets and a ‘light-stopping’ experiment were popular in October.
Where In The Brain Does Depression Hide?
This study shows that depression affects the part of the brain which is implicated in non-reward, the lateral orbitofrontal cortex.
How Saturn Put A Ring On It
What are the distinctive rings of Saturn, Neptune and Uranus made of? The fragments of nearby large objects that were destroyed by tidal forces.
Particles Similar To Majorana Fermions Discovered
Physicists have established a method to study the characteristics of Majorana zero modes, a quasiparticle that resembles Majorana fermions.
The Science Of Thick Skin
The thick skin on the soles of the feet and other parts of the body is maintained by high-frequency basal cell division, researchers have found.
Why East Asian Stomach Bugs Cause More Harm
The structure of the CagA protein could help scientists determine the degree of injury to the gastric mucous lining caused by Helicobacter pylori.
Studying Alzheimer’s With Mutant Worms
Researchers have developed a new worm strain as a model to study the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in the early stages.
Pickled Dino Brain Masqueraded As A Pebble
The fossil is most likely from a species similar to Iguanodon, a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived about 133 million years ago.
MapZ Is The Bacteria’s ‘Rudder’
In single cell experiments, the protein MapZ has been shown to control the rotation of bacteria in response to chemical gradients.
