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Indonesian Corals Shed Light on Climate System

Indonesian Corals Shed Light on Climate System

February 9, 2017
corals   Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory   paleoclimate  

A new Indonesian coral-based record of surface ocean salinity shows that the location of the most significant hydroclimatic feature in the Southern Hemisphere influences a major current in the far western Pacific Ocean.

Pinpointing a Genetic ‘Switch’ That Offers Clues to Evolutionary Origins of Fine Motor Skills

Pinpointing a Genetic ‘Switch’ That Offers Clues to Evolutionary Origins of Fine Motor Skills

February 9, 2017
neuroscience   zuckerman institute  

Researchers at at Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and New York University have found a genetic signature located exclusively in the nerve cells that supply, or innervate, the muscles of an organism’s outermost extremities: the hands and feet.

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