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The brain is more mechanically connected to the body than previously appreciated, scientists reported today (April 27) in Nature Neuroscience. Through a study using mice and simulations, the team ...

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Researchers at Kyushu University and Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a new computational model that can simulate the transport of oxygen by red blood cells (RBCs) through tiny blood ...

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Curricula and admissions systems were built for a world in which human effort was the primary input. That world is disappearing. The challenge now is to measure not what students can do alone, but ...