Scientists unlock shape-shifting living tissue, programming cells to fold flat sheets into precise 3D forms

Biological tissues have a remarkable ability to organize and change shape, driven by forces generated by their own cells. One ...

Polymer physics reveals DNA loops are formed by single molecular motors

Scientists from Skoltech and the University of Potsdam have developed a physical theory that sheds light on how molecular ...
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This is Not a Bunny: The Research Path from Whimsy to Better Spacecraft Fabrication

A woven bunny sculpture showcases research using algorithms to design complex 3D structures from simple strips of material.
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Serotonergic modulation of motor subspace dynamics drives a sleep-independent quiescent state

The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) serotonergic (5-HT) system has been implicated in regulating sleep and motor control; however, its specific role remains controversial. In this study, we found that ...
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REM sleep prefrontal high-frequency oscillation chains mediate distinct cortical – hippocampal reactivation patterns compared to NREM sleep

REM (rapid eye movement) and non-REM (NREM) sleep stages contribute to systems memory consolidation in hippocampal-cortical circuits. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying REM memory ...