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A brain region known as the hippocampus is required when people assess different options before making a value-based choice.

Applying ancestral sequence reconstruction techniques to protein kinases reveals the mutations that underlie different modes of activation.

Institutions should value teaching and service, and not just research, when considering faculty for promotion and tenure.

Strategies to improve public trust in biomedical research are being hindered by a scientific mindset that stifles interest in reform.

Shewanella oneidensis bacteria use an abiotic reaction to help shuttle electrons outside of the cell.

Many authors start with the figures when writing a paper, but it is easier to tell a good story if you start with the Introduction and Results, and leave the figures to later.

The transcription factor ztf-11 promotes neuronal differentiation by repressing other cell fates in the nematode worm C. elegans.

In studies of gender disparities in academia, increased focus is required on within-group variability and between-group overlap of distributions when interpreting and reporting results.

A set of paintings by Gustav Klimt highlights ongoing tensions in the relationships between art, science and society.

The fungal parasite Podosphaera plantaginis employs both sexual and asexual reproduction to increase its chances of infecting the plant Plantago lanceolata.