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Retinal waves offer a powerful example of a self-organizing system that can build structure without external guidance. The field would do well to embrace such phenomena more broadly as a type of mechanistic explanation. When is self-organization a mechanism in…
During brain development, genes set the rules and turn the knobs; self-organization does much of the rest. I think it needs to swing back—not to displace genetics but to circumscribe the role of genes and build a bridge between…
Macaques and marmosets recapitulate the condition’s core traits better than mice can, but funding uncertainty and challenges at primate centers in the United States could make this work difficult to continue. In September 2025, David Amaral’s team celebrated a long-awaited milestone:…
Diana Kwon is a science writer in Berlin. Neuropixels probes are designed to record the electrical activity of hundreds of neurons at once. Credit: Allen Institute In a bright surgical theatre in central London, neurosurgeon Ahmed Toma makes an incision…
The Transmitter The relationship between structure and function in cortical networks Michael Reimann explains how the shape of neurons puts strong constraints on how they are wired in a network, and how this affects their structure-function relationships. In this episode…
Yale School of Medicine - End-to-End Precision Genetic Therapies: From Emerging Technologies to Patient Delivery - Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute: Advancing the Understanding of Health & Guiding Treatment - Stephen & Denise Adams Center for Parkinson’s Disease Research - Integrating Systems Immunology, Engineering, and AI to…
Oct 30, 2026 | Compliance | The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added three Chinese genomics companies—BGI Genomics Co, MGI Tech Co, and Shenzhen BGI Technology Co—to a federal list restricting imports over alleged ties to forced labor in China’s…
Walla Walla County recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone older than six months. Additionally, individuals older than six months can get this year’s updated COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription. Editor's note: Federal Focus is a series that analyzes one…
Cineverse Corp. (Nasdaq: CNVS) ("Cineverse" or the "Company"), an entertainment technology company and studio, announced the nomination for election to its Board of Directors of Dr. Samrat Ganguly at Cineverse's upcoming annual meeting of stockholders on December 8, 2026. Dr. Ganguly spent…
Veteran investor Drew Cupps's highest-conviction idea for the next 12 months. Welcome to the Best Ideas Club. Paid members receive a report every Sunday that unpacks one actionable, high-conviction investment idea sourced from an interview with a world-class investor. This week…