Our concept of life is too Earth-centric — alien life might look totally different
Read now →There are over 100 scientific definitions of "life," and none might be accurate outside Earth
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Alison Koontz
Neurobiology
Caltech
I’m a PhD student at Caltech, working in the lab of Dr. Marianne Bronner. I research questions on the neural crest and neural placodes and their role in building the sensory nervous system during development. I also investigate developmental stem cell populations, particularly of the peripheral nervous system.
Scientists tried to replicate a provocative gene editing paper in real-time, and documented it on Twitter
Read now →A study linking an edited CCR5 gene with dying young didn't pass the smell test
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You live in a mostly 2D world, but the map in your brain charts the places you've been in 3D
Read now →Place cells in the brain light up in familiar places, both on the ground and climbing in the air
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Neuroscience should take sex differences in the brain more seriously
Read now →Diseases like Alzheimer's and schizophrenia manifest differently in men and women, and that's important to know
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