Specific genetic variants can be linked to a particular condition by analyzing the genomes of large groups of people with and without the disorder.Credit: Gregory Adams/Getty Researchers have identified the first evidence of genetic risk factors associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The analysis, published in Nature genetics July 201is the largest genome-wide association study
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Every research program is a commitment to the future. However, scientists rarely examine the assumptions behind those bets. Decisions about subsidies, infrastructure, contracting, regulation, and training often assume that certain technologies will mature, specific skills will be needed, the public will accept the resulting innovations, and few risks will materialize. However, these assumptions are rarely
Whether a beam of light passes through an object often depends on the material of the object and the properties of the light, such as its frequency, color, and polarization. These properties can be assigned to individual photons, but some characteristics of light emerge only collectively, through quantum correlations between many photons. Developing materials that
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Naked mole rat queens produce a chemical that prevents other females from reproducing.Credit: Neil Bromhall/Getty Naked mole rat (Glaber heterocephaly) queens produce a chemical that prevents other females in their colony from reproducing. A study published today in Nature suggests that this compound maintains a strict social structure that is dominated by a queen, even