Dayu Lin's lab is able to start, stop, and re-start bouts of aggression in the mouse, by manipulating 'aggression brake' cells in the brain. Lin’s group points out that it is no surprise that “given the high risk associated with fighting, the central nervous system has evolved an active mechanism to modulate its expression."
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It’s Not Just Another Fitness Band: The Next Bold Leap in Medical Wearable Biosensors
Are wearable devices just a trend or a game-changer for the future of health monitoring?
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The Case for a Modern Darwin
Darwin's On the Origin of Species is the most important book in the history of biology—everyone knows it—and yet few have actually read it; the outstanding obstacle is Darwin's language. But Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Modern Rendition brings to light Darwin's many insights while leaving behind bulky and convoluted prose.
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The history of science is full of examples of discovery, both intentional and accidental. But how do scientists study subject matter incapable of being explained by simple models? And additionally, if science can produce favorable results (say, in the clinic), to what extent does it matter whether or not the results can be fully explained? Here, Siddhant Iyer outlines the ways in which scientists may study as-of-yet unexplained phenomena and argues for a framework involving the use of complex models while also acknowledging limitations.