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A new window on sperm cells' ion channels could ultimately help control populations, human and otherwise. Moresmall arrow
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First in yeast, and then in laboratory creatures with nerve cells, researchers have discovered how the Parkinson’s disease process may be curtailed. Moresmall arrow

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No consumer toy, here is a researcher’s dream—a light microscope that goes where none has gone before, down to the level of individual protein molecules. Moresmall arrow

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It takes two copies of human alpha-synuclein gene to make yeast sick and die. Moresmall arrow

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The human body is packed with electricity. In fact, just 20 human neurons connected end to end can deliver the same voltage as an AAA battery. Moresmall arrow

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