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Does Parkinson’s disease begin in the gut?
Understanding the microbiome’s role in neurodegenerative conditions.
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rendering of bacteria in the gut
Snapping a cosmic selfie
Researchers capture the first image of the Milky Way’s black hole.
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image of black hole
Taking dinosaurs’ temperature
A Yale-led research team has established that the earliest dinosaurs and pterosaurs had exceptionally high metabolic rates and were warm-blooded animals.
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Allosaurus bone extracellular matrix
Plant study hints evolution may be predictable
Scientists have found the first examples of similar plant forms evolving repeatedly within different regions.
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Comparison of similar leaf types from Oaxaca, Mexico and Chiapas, Mexico
Yale scientists ‘spray paint’ cells to reveal secret genes
Researchers at Yale have struck upon a novel approach that identifies elusive microproteins that help our cells grow and function.
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magnified cells through a microscope
Restoring cell, organ function in pigs after death
A revolutionary technology could help extend the health of human organs during surgery and expand availability of donor organs for transplant.
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Illustration of organ perfusion and cellular recovery with OrganEx technology
Uncovering new approaches to a common inherited heart disorder
Yale research provides a mechanism to identify abnormalities linked with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Stem cell strain
In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid
Volcanoes did not play a direct role in the destruction of the dinosaurs.
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Dinosaur and volcano with asteroid
Analysis unlocks secret of the Vinland Map — it’s a fake
Researchers have found that the map is awash in 20th-century ink.
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Map
Salamander’s genome may harbor secrets of regeneration
Scientists identify genes in the axolotl that help explain its ability to regrow tissue.
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Salamander

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