Dayu Lin's lab is able to start, stop, and re-start bouts of aggression in the mouse, by manipulating 'aggression brake' cells in the brain. Lin’s group points out that it is no surprise that “given the high risk associated with fighting, the central nervous system has evolved an active mechanism to modulate its expression."
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The Case for a Modern Darwin
Darwin's On the Origin of Species is the most important book in the history of biology—everyone knows it—and yet few have actually read it; the outstanding obstacle is Darwin's language. But Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Modern Rendition brings to light Darwin's many insights while leaving behind bulky and convoluted prose.
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