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Blind Cavefish Sheds Light on Evolution

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Imagine a fish that can lose its eyes depending on the environment in which is it born. Astyanax mexicanus, reared in the limestone caves of Northeast Mexico, exhibits eyes degeneration, small eye sockets, and albinism. However, this phenomenon is not … Continue reading

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Even Tropical Birds get Hormonal: How Mate Signaling is Mediated in the Brains of Tropical Birds

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Brain plasticity is the ability of the brain to adapt to new environments or situations by building connections or forming more cells. One of the most studied cases of brain plasticity is the ability of temperate songbirds to change the … Continue reading

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Retina in the Limelight: Researchers Discover Cell Diversity within Mouse Retina

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In 1959, Lettvin and colleagues first suggested that the eye does not simply transmit images like a camera; rather, important processing happens at the level of the eye — for example, the extraction of valuable visual information from noise. This … Continue reading

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