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Salk Discoveries
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From ehincks
Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ability to capture and consume live prey has largely remained a… -
From ehincks
Kay Tye and researchers at the Salk Institute and colleagues have discovered the molecule in the brain responsible for associating good or bad feelings with a memory.… -
From ehincks
Cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, yet the impact of specific types such as structural variants that break and rejoin DNA, can vary widely. The findings,…
Scientific Communications
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From Kent Schnoeker
Neural traveling waves shape dynamics and computation across maps of sensory space
Public Lectures
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From Mike Jeffs
High School Science Day 2025 -
From Mike Jeffs
Bridging scientific disciplines with AI
Salk Podcasts
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From Mike Jeffs
Jeff Jones is a staff scientist in the lab of Professor Rusty Gage. Jones' journey to science started on a dirt road in Florida and with a slew of questions about… -
From Mike Jeffs
Beyond Lab Walls - A Salk Insitute Podcast -
From Mike Jeffs
Things are changing in Alzheimer's research. We've got new tools and new ideas, and we want you to know about them. To kick off Salk’s “Year of…
Faculty Profiles
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From Mike Jeffs
Kay Tye is a professor in the Systems Neurobiology Laboratory and the Wylie Vale Chair. She seeks to understand the neural-circuit basis of emotion that leads to… -
From ehincks
Eiman Azim is an associate professor in the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory and holds the Williams Scandling Development Chair. He is a neuroscientist who investigates…