shapes

A 500-million-year-old brain “radar” still shapes how you see

The brain's ability to interpret the visual world does not depend solely on its advanced outer layer, the cortex. A…

4 months ago

Are ‘zombie’ skin cells harmful or helpful? The answer may be in their shapes

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, have…

11 months ago

Wingless shapes the fly intestine

During embryonic development, the intestine of the Drosophila fly divides into distinct chambers thanks to the formation of constrictions at…

12 months ago

Combination of cosmic processes shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our…

1 year ago