Whitehead Institute researchers have created the first information-rich genotype-phenotype map that reveals a multidimensional portrait of gene and cellular function. By performing genome-scale ...

Neurosurgeons must avoid cutting into parts of the brain responsible for key functions such as language (orange) and vision (green), but individuals vary in where such functions are located (each of ...

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain's wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) networks are essential for the transmission of extracellular signals into appropriate intracellular responses. Prototypical MAPK activation implements a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Remember that news-making ENCODE study with ...