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Human protein important for cellular communication resembles bacterial toxin

Genetic screening tool identifies how the flu infiltrates cells

Patrick Wilson and study co-author Nai-Ying Zheng

For a better influenza vaccine, focus on the neglected “N”

Genetic analysis uncovers the evolutionary origin of vertebrate limbs

Research from UChicago and Spain shows how the genetic toolkit that patterns limbs originally came about to form the dorsal fins of fishes.

Silicon nanowires let scientists control nerve cells with light

Massive data analysis shows what drives the spread of flu in the U.S.

Brain size of human ancestors evolved gradually over 3 million years

Why doesn't the flu vaccine work sometimes?

Duplicate genes help animals resolve sexual conflict

Germ line cells of C. elegans showing PIWI and piRNAs

Small molecules set up security system to defend the genome

Learning to make visual predictions with a few simple rules

With the help of salamander retinas, UChicago neuroscientists show how brain cells can learn to predict motion as efficiently as a highly optimized software algorithm.

Gladbachus adentatus, a 385 million-year-old shark fossil studied by Michael Coates

Ancient fossil adds to the shark family tree

'Backup alarm system' gives the body another way to fight infections

Cathy Pfister studies historical map of kelp in the Pacific Northwest

World War I-era maps help track history of kelp forests in Pacific Northwest

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