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Determining the relationship between electrical stimulations and the resulting torque in three leg muscles of stick insects facilitates the development of biohybrid robotics.

Cells in the brain undergo molecular changes during influenza infection that can persist for longer than the virus

Genomic data on the global distribution of drug-resistant strains of the bacteria that cause typhoid fever may help public health officials to deploy vaccines and antimicrobials more effectively.

Reducing levels of an enzyme produced by fat tissue lowers weight gain in fruit flies on a high-fat diet.

Deleting the enzyme Ptpmt1 from mouse hearts and muscles causes mitochondria to use fats instead of carbohydrates as an energy source, leading to tissue wasting, heart failure, and eventually death.

High rates of population movement within Botswana likely contributed to the rapid spread of HIV across the country.

Peripheral objects are harder to distinguish when surrounded by items closer or further away from the viewer.

Mental health conditions associated with polycystic ovary syndrome cost the US $4.2 billion yearly, bringing the total healthcare-related economic burden of the condition to $15 billion annually in the United States.