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Abstract: Existing fMRI-to-image reconstruction methods have made progress in decoding visual images from fMRI but continue to struggle with capturing finer details like shape and color. Inspired by ...

Rick Moody’s famous short story “Boys” begins as generically as possible: “Boys enter the house, boys enter the house.” The repetition establishes a rhythm for a story composed in one long paragraph, ...

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A new study found that a single mutation to the hemagglutinin protein of an H5N1 virus isolated from a dairy worker in Texas this spring switched the protein’s binding specificity from avian- to human ...

Enzymes are indispensable molecular catalysts that facilitate the biochemical processes vital to life. They play crucial roles across metabolism, industry, and biotechnology. Despite their importance, ...

COVID-19 vaccination has been the subject of immense scrutiny and misinformation since the vaccines were first administered in the U.S. nearly four years ago. In the first year alone, it is estimated ...

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