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The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped -- a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.

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The 3D blueprints show more than two miles of neural wiring, close to 100,000 nerve cells, and about 500 million synapses.

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The collapse of the State Audit Office building during construction in Chatuchak district was due to an unstable structure, according to the Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department. The department’s ...

It may seem like the answer is also an obvious "yes." But the idea that a group's composition or structure can affect the individuals in it has been among the most controversial ideas in biology.

“These healthy anti-inflammatory fats are literally part of the structure of brain cells, keeping their cell membranes flexible and healthy,” she says. B vitamins also support brain health.

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