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The human genome has many short tandem repeats, yet the normal functions of these repeats are unclear.
Research Statement: Are you between the ages of 18-80? Are you a cochlear implant user or someone with normal hearing? Join our study and contribute to science related to cochlear implants! This study explores how differences in sound representation in the brain (neural encoding) changes the ways that people with cochlear implants and normal hearing …
by Teresa Palumbo Dan Bier, former associate director of the Waisman Center and University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, passed away on October 3. He was 78. For more than four decades, Dan worked to bridge research, services, training, and advocacy to improve the daily lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and …
Neurite initiation from newly born neurons is a critical step in neuronal differentiation and migration.
Identifying the cells connected with Alzheimer’s symptoms could result in new treatments for the disease. By Emily Leclerc and Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet Alzheimer’s disease is complex, presenting and progressing in so many different ways in individual patients that it’s difficult for scientists to study. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed AI-driven bioinformatics …
The human genome has many short tandem repeats, yet the normal functions of these repeats are unclear.
From The Daily Cardinal
Spatial sequencing technologies enable the single-cell-level study of molecular organization in tissues.
...we found that the parvicellular reticular formation-alpha, a part of the brainstem thought to be involved in chewing, digesting food, heart rate, and breathing was related to individual differences in social communication in autistic children
