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Curt Brown spent his childhood harvesting lobsters along the coast of Maine. As an adult, he went on to earn a Master of ...

How does the neural tube close? A new study uses physics-based modeling to reveal the actin "purse-string" mechanism and cellular coordination that prevents spina bifida.

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Chemotherapy, but without hair loss or extreme fatigue. It may be possible if the toxic drug only becomes active where it is 'switched on' by light ...

This valuable work identifies a subpopulation of neurons in the larval zebrafish pallium that responds differentially to varying threat levels, potentially mediating the categorization of negative ...

Recent research on lobster embryos found that higher temperatures can speed up development but result in smaller larvae at ...