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How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain
The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.
by Ann Thomas
Mapping the Way to a Brain Survey
A project to map the brain is "the biggest challenge of the century."
by Courtney Humphries
Social Impact Bonds
Creative partnerships between government, non-profits, and investors may lead to more effective social services spending.
Mice Aren’t Men
Mice don't work as model organisms for human burns, blunt trauma and infection.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Living Large in Tiny Apartments
With micro-units, three GSD alumni hope to revolutionize apartment living in New York City.
by Laura Levis
On the Trail of Human Diversity
Scientists probe the function of a human gene by observing its effects in a mouse.
Cheating the Reaper
New study reveals just how many years of life are added by varying levels of exercise.
by Erin O'Donnell
A Cucumber Coil Conundrum
In the plant's tendrils, L. Mahadevan and colleagues discover a new type of spring.
by Erin O'Donnell
The Deadliest Virus
Modified H5N1 could infect a billion people if it escapes the lab.
by David Levin
A Dazzling Flat Lens
Harvard scientists have developed a tiny, lightweight, distortion-free lens that focuses light without glass.
by Jonathan Shaw
Survival of the Cooperative
The breeding behavior of tropical cuckoos, in which unrelated adults share a communal nest, proves an exception to the theory of kin selection.
by W. Barksdale Maynard