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Spotted around the web: INSAR; cerebellar gene expression; pangenome
Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 8 May.
Spotted around the web: INSAR; cerebellar gene expression; pangenome
Beyond the bench: Mastering meaningful movement with Karen Chenausky
The competitive rower-turned-researcher spoke to Spectrum about how trying out for the U.S. national rowing team and a subsequent coaching position shaped her study of speech development.

Beyond the bench: Mastering meaningful movement with Karen Chenausky
Spotted around the web: Interpersonal synchrony, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, CRISPR at 10
Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 27 June.
Spotted around the web: Interpersonal synchrony, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, CRISPR at 10
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Targeting NMDA receptor subunit reverses fragile X traits in mice
The subunit acts as a “volume control” on signaling that shapes the density of dendritic spines, the new work suggests.

Targeting NMDA receptor subunit reverses fragile X traits in mice
The subunit acts as a “volume control” on signaling that shapes the density of dendritic spines, the new work suggests.
Maternal infection’s link to autism may be a mirage
Family-linked factors explain most associations between maternal illness and autism, a study of 1.1 million Danish children finds.

Maternal infection’s link to autism may be a mirage
Family-linked factors explain most associations between maternal illness and autism, a study of 1.1 million Danish children finds.
2025 Brain Prize honors pair of cancer neuroscientists
Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler share the $1.4 million award for their discovery of synapses between brain cancer cells and neurons.

2025 Brain Prize honors pair of cancer neuroscientists
Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler share the $1.4 million award for their discovery of synapses between brain cancer cells and neurons.