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Motor Control

New tool reveals details about motor neuron circuitry in fruit flies

Side by side micrographs show cells lit in purple (left) and blue (right) against a black background

Placental Protection

Three studies examine coronavirus, antibodies during pregnancy

Illustration of a DNA double helix looped back on itself. Two antibodies embedded in the DNA have bound to a SARS-CoV-2 particle.

New Virus, New Test

Researchers explore DNA nanoswitches for diagnosing COVID-19

Child silhouetted against hospital window with letter-shaped magnets spelling out Corona virus

Multisystem Mystery

New study explores why some children exposed to the coronavirus develop inflammatory syndrome

Colorized micrograph has dozens of yellow specks stuck to a textured red cell surface

Clues from Diabetes

Blood sugar drug may reduce mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, type 2 diabetes

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Neural Cartography

New X-ray microscopy technique enables comprehensive imaging of dense neural circuits

Three squares side by side with a large and a small cell under microscopy: one in green, one in red and one in white

As It Unfolds

New organoids facilitate faster study of early lung cancer, potential treatments

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