A Virus That Kills Shrimp Is Showing Up in Human Eyes
A seafood pathogen has turned up in the eye tissue of patients with a serious, vision-threatening condition.
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Lab-Grown Brain Tissue Can Play Pong. The Next Question Is Does It Feel.
Scientists are linking lab-grown brain tissue into structures complex enough that researchers are now seriously asking, in peer-reviewed journals, whether they could be conscious. There are no regulations yet.
The People Who Built Teotihuacan Told Their Story. Archaeologists Are Just Learning to Read It.
A city of 125,000 people, monumental pyramids, and pottery covered in symbols that need decoding.