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Manipulating memory with light

Optogenetics, pioneered by Karl Diesseroth at Stanford University, is a new technique for manipulating and studying nerve cells using light. The techniques of…

Newly Discovered Brain Cells Explain a Prosocial Effect of Oxytocin

“By identifying a new population of neurons activated by oxytocin, we have uncovered one way this chemical signal influences interactions between male and…

EU cooperation project coordinated by Mainz Univ. to develop international Medieval Studies Program

At first glance, it would appear that studies on the culture and literature of the Middle Ages have no immediate link to the modern working world. For this…

The Cichlids’ Egg-Spots: How Evolution Creates new Characteristics

Biological evolution is in general based on the progressive adaption of traits through natural or sexual selection. However, ever so often, complex traits with…

Automated imaging system looks underground to help improve crops

To address that need, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Penn State University have developed an automated imaging technique for…

Around the world in 400,000 years: The journey of the red fox

That’s what scientists studying the evolution of the red fox had been doing for decades. Now, University of California, Davis, researchers have for the first…

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