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Animal welfare researchers are getting creative to pin down subjective experiences || Science News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1655002705691-1H3ZU9LZ48X8AJ9FVNV1/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - Tripping over the potential of psychedelics for autism These primarily on the serotonin system, which is implicated in autism, and many people report positive effects — but researchers have more questions than answers || Spectrum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1655002387891-2LSI7F4IUZPU0CCC75AR/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - Cultivating Coveted Morels Year-Round and Indoors Jacob and Karsten Kirk, twins from Copenhagen, spent 40 years devising a method to grow morels || The New York Times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1655002187838-ACSMN4B2SWMB8S362JUA/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - How do we know what emotions animals feel? Animal welfare researchers are getting creative to pin down subjective experiences || Science News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1655001850408-6O8JH0SHC4IV1HPSJ2FK/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - Urban stormwater presents pollution challenge Chemists look to adapt green infrastructure to manage emerging contaminants || Chemical & Engineering News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1655003763692-Q3GYY5B4NLR2X8X3K6ES/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - Dream Machine In a few classrooms, robots attend for children ailing at home. A researcher wants to know how to make the devices better || Science https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1630290564953-FI954NKV3T0NYNP6YCLC/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - Recovery From an ICU Stay Is Tough. Could More Protein Help? Protein might dramatically boost recovery after an ICU stay, but clinicians are just learning how to study its effects. || Undark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1630290443950-V3CF5CJK0E9FYG9M5F68/image-asset.gif J Samples - Preventive Cancer Vaccine Based on Neoantigens Gets Put to the Test Studying the vaccine in dogs could give insight into its effectiveness in people. || ACS Central Science https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1630290296027-WHQE51LW5K339HQX1C85/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - Studying poverty through a child’s eyes Research on early-life adversity should pay more attention to the perspective of children themselves. || Knowable Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1630290033270-YS83NI5US8BVZXUXE6D5/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - Solving the Biomarker Conundrum Q&A with John Constantino || Spectrum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1630289901775-F7CXGH5JTBGB2O3O79TX/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - In Search Of … morels and meaning || The Last Word On Nothing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1630289351241-RPN80R0GI7AI4RF1KXKF/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - How artificial intelligence is shaking up animal behavior studies in autism Machine learning tools that parse animals’ social interactions may boost reproducibility in behavior research || Spectrum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bbebdc7fb22a56e28f145fd/1630288247872-7FYSGOKIPN7V3WC15KQ0/image-asset.jpeg J Samples - A Novel Effort to See How Poverty Affects Young Brains An emerging branch of neuroscience asks a question long on the minds of researchers. 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