Why humans and animals keep experimenting, even when there's no need

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February 20, 2025
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A New Protein-Labeling Technique to Study Intact Organs

A saggital cross section of a mouse brain is richly stained in three distinct colors in three distinct areas: yellow in the very front and about halfway toward the back; green in a large area toward the front and cyan across wide areas, especially the cerebellum in the back
January 31, 2025
Read in The Scientist

Using lab-grown human mini-brains, scientists find links between head trauma, herpes, and Alzheimer’s

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January 7, 2025
Read in STAT

Biden Names 25 Recipients Of National Medals Of Science, Technology

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January 5, 2025
Read in Forbes

The Top 10 Biomedical Stories of 2024

A coronal cross-section of a mouse brain is stained blue. The entire outer edge and occasional points further inside are speckled with yellow-green dots. The background behind the brain is black.
December 22, 2024
Read in IEEE Spectrum

Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore

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December 9, 2024
Read in The Guardian
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