it was no great surprise to learn that we had a lot in common with our animal friends. Humans and animals share a gigantic amount of genetic material in common. The fact that we share copious amounts of DNA with apes is understandable. Even predictable. But the ...
Synaptogenesis is partly controlled by a protein complex called mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1 to its friends). Like every other protein, mTORC is controlled by a giant mess of receptors and second messengers and intracellular signals with names like VDCC and GSK3. People try ...
Our lives today are strung with a profound and constant tension between the vir- tues of more technology and the personal necessity of less: Should I get my kid this gadget? Do I have time to master this labor-saving device? And more deeply: What is this technology taking over my life,...