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Bonobos together on a limb.

Differing diets of bonobo groups offer insights into how culture is created

New study focuses on neighboring bands of one of our closest relatives

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DateSeptember 1, 2020September 3, 2020

Illustration of an ear getting sound signals.

Hidden hearing loss revealed

Two biomarkers of brain function can measure the ability to follow conversations in noisy environments

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DateJanuary 31, 2020February 7, 2020

Close-up of a Petrie dish with bacteria colonies in a lab

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics linked to resistance

High-intensity, repeated use by a small fraction of U.S. population has less of an effect

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DateDecember 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Pitcher plants build own communities

Study finds samples from opposite sides of the globe are surprisingly similar

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DateSeptember 26, 2018January 23, 2019

Harvard researchers have found evidence that oxytocin, often called the “love hormone,” plays a crucial role in helping the brain process social signals and decide what requires attention and what can be relegated to the background.

A volume control for the brain

Study shows how oxytocin helps the mind modulate social stimuli

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DateJanuary 22, 2018January 10, 2019

Terence Capellini, researcher in Human Evolutionary Biology

Study identifies hundreds of genetic ‘switches’ that affect height

Researchers whittled their way to answers

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DateDecember 7, 2017December 9, 2017

Research by Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists shows that much lincRNA plays an important role in the genome, contrary to previously held beliefs. The research team includes Simona Lodato (from left), Loyal Goff, John Rinn, Paola Arlotta, and Martin Sauvageau.

‘Junk?’ Not so fast

Harvard scientists show that much lincRNA, which was believed useless, plays role in genome

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DateJanuary 22, 2014March 29, 2019