(Available in English) Imagine puder olhar para dentro do cérebro e observar a atividade de centenas de neurónios de um animal em movimento? Agora, com miniaturas de microscópios móveis acoplados à cabeça de ratinhos, […]
Author: Anne D. Holden and Catarina Ramos
HIDDEN DEEP IN THE BRAIN, A MAP THAT GUIDES ANIMALS’ MOVEMENTS
(Disponível em Português) What if you could look deep into the brain and watch the activity of hundreds of neurons in a moving animal? Now, with miniature mobile microscopes attached to the head of […]
Humans of Science: Roberto Keller
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Name: Roberto Keller Affiliation: National Museum of Natural History and Science, […]
Humans of Science: Pietro Vertechi and Diogo Matias
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Names: Pietro Vertechi & Diogo Matias Labs: Mainen Lab & Lima […]
Stem cell niches and mobiles: where biology and art meet
First things first…what are stem cells? Stem cells can be divided into two major types: embryonic and adult. Embryonic stem cells, as the name suggests, can be found in the embryo. In the young embryo, […]
Humans of Science: Yvonne Johansson
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Name: Yvonne Johansson Lab: Cortico-striatal Microcircuit Lab, Karolinska Institute, […]
How the brain “plays” with predictability and randomness to choose the right time to act
(Disponível em Português) The timing of our actions is stubbornly resistant to complete prediction. Here, scientists reveal that the job of being unpredictable is delegated to specific parts of the brain. Deciding when to […]
Como o cérebro “joga” com a previsibilidade e o acaso na escolha do momento certo para agir
(Available in English) O timing das nossas acções nunca é completamente previsível. Cientistas revelam que esta imprevisibilidade está a cargo de partes específicas do cérebro. A escolha do momento de agir pode ser tão […]
Of Microbes and Men: what are ‘superbacteria’ and what can be done about them
(Disponível em português) Often referred to in the media as silent killers, ‘superbacteria’ are one of the major public health threats of the 21st century. But what are they? And, more importantly, what can […]
Nós e os germes: o que são ‘superbactérias’ e o que podemos fazer para combatê-las
(Available in English) As ‘superbactérias’, frequentemente referidas como ‘assassinas silenciosas’ nos media, são uma das maiores ameaças à saúde pública do século XXI. Mas afinal o que são? E o que podemos fazer para […]