The enteric nervous system (ENS) is often referred to as the “second brain” due to its complex neural networks that regulate gut function independently of the central nervous system. Within this ...

By Mekado Murphy ‘The Brutalist’ | Anatomy of a Scene The director Brady Corbet narrates a sequence from his film, starring Adrien Brody. The movie is nominated for 10 Academy Awards.

The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is rapidly emerging as a pivotal player within the Ethereum ecosystem, providing users with human-readable addresses for their cryptocurrency transactions. ENS replaces ...

Ears can vary, so what's considered normal anatomy of the inner or outer ear in one person may be different for another. For example, 19% to 54% of people have an attached earlobe, which is a genetic ...

The Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income or consumption among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution.

About the size of a small pea, the pituitary gland, also known as “the master gland,” plays a crucial role in regulating hormone production from most of the other glands in the body. This being the ...

Iris Kulbatski, a neuroscientist by training and word surgeon by trade, is a science editor with The Scientist's Creative Services Team. She holds a PhD in Medical Science and a Certificate in ...

Glycans are diverse structured biomolecules that play crucial roles in various biological processes. Glycosylation, an enzymatic system through which various glycans are bound to proteins and lipids, ...

The presence and identity of neural progenitors in the enteric nervous system (ENS) of vertebrates is a matter of intense debate. Here, we demonstrate that the non-neuronal ENS cell compartment of ...