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Courtesy of Chand John and Eran Guendelman, Stanford University.

Cool Movie: Walking the Line

Chand John and Eran Guendelman • Stanford University

When we walk, muscles and nerves interact in intricate ways to let us take a step. This simulation, which is based on data from a 6-foot-tall man, shows what happens. More...

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Predicting Sepsis Survival in Children
Hector Wong • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

A protein secreted during the body’s immune response to septic shock has been used to predict survival in children. More...

A protein can help predict the survival of children with septic shock.

Sensing Slight Temperature Changes
Craig Montell • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Researchers have found how fruit fly larvae detect single degree changes in their preferred range of temperatures. A similar process may exist in mammals. More...

In a two-way test, larvae choose an environment with a cooler temperature. Courtesy of Young Kwon and Craig Montell.

Circadian and Metabolic Proteins Linked
Paolo Sassone-Corsi • University of California, Irvine

A protein involved in our bodies’ ability to keep time is counterbalanced by a metabolic protein, suggesting that proper sleep and diet may help maintain their equilibrium. More...

Circadian rhythms respond to light and darkness in an organism’s environment.

Got Milk?
Sarah Tishkoff • University of Pennsylvania

Milk does a body good, but most mammals are unable to process it after weaning. Geneticist Sarah Tishkoff talks about a genetic mutation that allows adult humans to digest milk. More...

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