anatomy
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Researchers See Through a Mouse’s Eyes by Decoding Brain Signals
What was once the realm of science fiction and grifters who claim to have psychic powers takes another step towards reality as a team of researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) successfully developed a machine-learning algorithm that can decode a mouse’s brain signals and reproduce images of what it’s seeing.
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Scientists Are Working on a Better Way to Repair Penises
Scientists in China believe they may have found a better way to fix an injured penis. In research published this week, a synthetic material developed by the team was able to restore normal erectile function when implanted in pigs. The material may offer important advantages over existing methods, and it may even have applications for…
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These Tiny Frogs Are So, So Bad at Jumping
Get out your smallest violin — or maybe your biggest — for the petite frogs whose miniature ear structures hinder their ability to hop, one of the defining characteristics of frogs.
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Why Does Your Face Change Shape as You Get Older?
What some people think of as face ‘weight gain’ might in fact be something else — and that is not even the half of what’s in store for us.