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  1. Neuroscience

    Brain chemical lost in Parkinson’s may contribute to its own demise

    A dangerous form of the chemical messenger dopamine causes cellular mayhem in the very nerve cells that make it.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Paleontology

    Woolly rhinos may have grown strange extra ribs before going extinct

    Ribs attached to neck bones could have signaled trouble for woolly rhinos, a new study suggests.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Genetics

    In a first, human embryos edited to explore gene function

    In groundbreaking research, CRISPR/Cas9 used to study human development for the first time.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    When a fungus invades the lungs, immune cells can tell it to self-destruct

    Immune system resists fungal infection by directing spores to their death.

    By Laurel Hamers
  5. Genetics

    Gene editing of human embryos gets rid of a mutation that causes heart failure

    Gene editing of human embryos can efficiently repair a gene defect without making new mistakes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Neuroscience

    Mice with a mutation linked to autism affect their littermates’ behavior

    Genetically normal littermates of mutated mice behave strangely, suggesting that the social environment plays a big role in behavior.

    By Laura Sanders
  7. Genetics

    50 years ago, diabetic mice offered hope for understanding human disease

    Mice described in 1967 are still helping researchers understand diabetes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Genetics

    How a crop-destroying fungus mutated to infect wheat

    Study details how wheat got a new pathogen called blast fungus.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Health & Medicine

    Cows produce powerful HIV antibodies

    For the first time in any animal, researchers elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. Cows’ antibodies could help with drug development.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  10. Life

    Chronic flu patients could be an early warning system for future outbreaks

    Cancer patients’ long-term flu infections may preview future viruses.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Health & Medicine

    Therapy flags DNA typos to rev cancer-fighting T cells

    Genetic tests help identify cancer patients who will benefit from immune therapy.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Genetics

    DNA reveals how cats achieved world domination

    Analysis of 9,000 years of cat remains suggests two waves of migration

    By Tina Hesman Saey