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  1. 19657

    Unless the writer is deliberately implying an archaic theory of evolution in this article, the statement “Ultrasonic perception may have developed as the frogs (Amolops tormotus) struggled to hear each other . . .” cannot be true. That’s not how natural selection works. John WymoreAlbuquerque, N.M. Frogs that could hear frequencies higher than the water’s […]

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  2. Grown-Up Connections: Mice, monkeys remake brain links as adults

    Two new studies offer a glimpse of extensive remodeling of nerve connections in the brain's outer layer, or cortex, during adulthood in mice and monkeys.

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  3. Materials Science

    Networking with Friends: Nanotech material reconnects severed neurons

    A new material made of nanometer-sized protein particles appears to be able to bridge the gap between severed nerves.