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Brain-to-Brain Interface Allows Transmission of Tactile and Motor Information Between Rats
February 28, 2013 — Researchers have electronically linked the brains of pairs of rats for the first time, enabling them to communicate directly to solve simple behavioral puzzles. A further test of this work ... > full story -
Atoms With Quantum-Memory
February 28, 2013 — Order tends towards disorder. This is also true for quantum states. Measurements show that in quantum mechanics this transition can be quite different from what we experience in our daily ... > full story -
Three Overstretched DNA Structures Confirmed
February 28, 2013 — A novel discovery brings a close to a 17-year-old scientific debate about the impact of mechanical stretching on the structure of ... > full story -
Can Your Breath Identify Stress?
February 27, 2013 — The perennial stress-buster -- a deep breath -- could become stress-detector. According to a new pilot study, there are six markers in the breath that could be candidates for use as indicators of ... > full story -
NHL Drafts the Wrong Players Due to Birthday Bias, Study Suggests
February 27, 2013 — A hockey player's birthday strongly biases how professional teams assess his talent, according to a new ... > full story -
Nut-Cracking Monkeys Use Shapes to Strategize Their Use of Tools
February 27, 2013 — Bearded capuchin monkeys deliberately place palm nuts in a stable position on a surface before trying to crack them open, revealing their capacity to use tactile information to improve tool ... > full story -
Eyes Work Without Connection to Brain: Ectopic Eyes Function Without Natural Connection to Brain
February 27, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct neural connection to the brain. ... > full story -
Swine Cells Could Power Artificial Liver
February 27, 2013 — Scientists are examining a line of "immortal" swine cells that can differentiate into liver cells. These cells could be part of an artificial liver device, which could reduce the need for liver ... > full story -
Songbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing With Intricate Timing
February 27, 2013 — As a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sounds while others are synchronized with the current notes—a coordination of physical actions and brain activity that is ... > full story -
Viruses Can Have Immune Systems: A Pirate Phage Commandeers the Immune System of Bacteria
February 27, 2013 — A new study reports that a viral predator of the cholera bacteria has stolen the functional immune system of bacteria and is using it against its bacterial host. This provides the first evidence that ... > full story
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