Ever hear a thud from the next room and know exactly what it was? MIT researchers measured 400+ everyday objects to show how we pick up "sound intuition." 🎧mcgovern.mit.edu/2026/11/06/sou…
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When oxygen runs low, cells have to defend themselves. Calista Diehl, a postdoc in the Horvitz lab at MIT finds that a cellular cleanup crew called NMD is needed for key parts of that defense.
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www.science.org The nonsense-mediated decay RNA-surveillance pathway facilitates the hypoxia response by C. elegans Hypoxia (decreased O2) induces physiological, metabolic, and behavioral changes. The major hypoxia response pathway is conserved from nematodes to mammals and is driven by activation of the HIF... What does cake mix have to do with the developing brain? @FieteGroup argues that genes specify ingredients and a short list of directions for the developing brain, but self-organization does much of the rest.
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www.thetransmitter.org The genome offers a recipe, not a blueprint, for the brain During brain development, genes set the rules and turn the knobs; self-organization does much of the rest. Magnets the size of a sesame seed could give people with amputation better control of their prosthetic limbs. 🧲🦿@medialab @YangTanColl
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We are heartbroken to learn of Ursula von Rydingsvard's death. SCIENTIA is more than sculpture to us. A gift from Lore Harp McGovern to MIT's Public Art Collection, it is part of our identity, a towering welcome to all who come through our entrance. 🌺
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