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Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...
Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...
Think your brain changes slowly? A new study reveals four dramatic turning points that completely reset how your mind works ...
Researchers are no longer just simulating brains in silicon, they are wiring living human neurons into machines and asking ...
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Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall, cadaver ...
Murderbot, the titular character of a new television show on Apple TV+, doesn’t do much murdering. Instead it enjoys the freedom of having hacked its governor module, the internal control system that ...