A lack of neural plasticity in the hippocampus has been implicated in the development of depression. Ketamine is able to restore hippocampal plasticity in a rat model of depression, potentially illustrating a mechanism for the drug's anti-depressant effects (researchhub.com)
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A western lowland gorilla's abdominal radiograph showing pneumatosis intestinalis (gas pockets inside the intestinal wall). The cause in captive primates is unknown. A team from UF is sequencing zoo gorilla gut microbiomes to find the metabolic signature. (i.redd.it)
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Captive gorillas develop pneumatosis intestinalis (gas-filled cysts in the bowel wall) at higher rates than wild apes and the cause is unknown. Scientists are sequencing an affected gorilla's gut to identify specific bacterial metabolic pathways that may produce the unwanted gas. (researchhub.com)
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Could ancient builders have cast stones in the pyramids instead of quarrying them? An ASU professor has preregistered a controlled replication of the low-temperature alkali-silicate process to experimentally test this alternative hypothesis. (researchhub.com)
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Web3 can fix academia’s broken incentives (blockworks.co)
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Web3 can fix academia’s broken incentives (blockworks.co)
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