Single gene allows mice to smell danger
Mice have developed a single gene that allows them to avoid predators through their sense of smell.
The gene, TAAR4, helps…
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Sniffing out your enemy: it’s in your genes
Removing a single gene from mice means they no longer avoid the scent marks of predators.
Similar genes are found in all…
Targeted training teaches people to lie effectively
Practice helps people lie effectively, particularly when they know what is expected of them and want to avoid detection…
Tantrums could signal poor mental health
Researchers have linked temper tantrums in young children to potential burgeoning mental health problems.
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Device delivers signals from brain directly to muscles
A newly developed neuroprosthesis allows paralysed limbs to move voluntarily by sending messages from the brain to the muscles…
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