The spinal cord learns how to direct limb muscles to avoid aversive sensations and recalls the memories using separate neural circuitry. Oh, and without a brain! The post Brainless memory makes the spinal cord smarter than previously thought appeared first on It Ain't Magic.

A new process that allows ammonia to be produced using much less energy than the standard methods. The post Eco-friendly ammonia production for fertilizers and alternative fuel appeared first on It Ain't Magic.

Modeling the blood-brain-barrier with brains-in-a-cube allows drug testing without the need for animals. The post Cubes of brain tissue allow drug discovery without animals appeared first on It Ain't Magic.

Analysis shows that some gut bacteria could help improve oral immunotherapy against milk allergy. The post Gut bacteria could help overcome milk allergy appeared first on It Ain't Magic.

Scientists find recognition receptors for plant growth and plant immunity that share a common evolutionary origin. The post Detecting pathogens: the evolution of plant immunity appeared first on It Ain't Magic.

De novo mutations in three-dimensional structures in the genome containing known ASD genes were found to be associated with ASD risk. The post Genomic “butterfly effect” involving TADs explains risk for autism appeared first on It Ain't Magic.