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Nora Bradford

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Covers:  Neuroscience, marine biology, computer science, biomedicine, environmental science, psychology

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Nora Bradford is a cognitive neuroscience PhD student at University of California, Irvine and freelance science writer. Before beginning her program, she worked at UPenn and did her undergraduate in neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy at UChicago. She has done science writing internships at both the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Marine Biological Laboratory.
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Nora Bradford’s Journalist Portfolio

Soft Robots Take Steps toward Independence

Soft Robots Take Steps toward Independence

Constructed from delicate, flexible and lifelike materials, soft robots have the potential to improve on thei…

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How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain

How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain

Octopuses' sucker-covered arms can act as if they contain partly independent mini brains. Each arm gathers se…

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Live Fast, Die Young: Grass Fellow Explores Octopus's Death Spiral | Marine Biological Laboratory

Live Fast, Die Young: Grass Fellow Explores Octopus's Death Spiral | Marine Biological Laboratory

Most octopuses die after the first time they reproduce, and Grass Fellow Z. Yan Wang wants to know why.

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Study finds new patterns of antibiotic resistance spread in hospitals

Study finds new patterns of antibiotic resistance spread in hospitals

Using a newly developed method, researchers have discovered more movement of key antibiotic resistance genes …

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Epigenome edits unmute MECP2 in Rett-like neurons | Spectrum | Autism Research News

Epigenome edits unmute MECP2 in Rett-like neurons | Spectrum | Autism Research News

A combination of modified CRISPR tools can dial up the expression of MECP2, the gene mutated in Rett syndrome…

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Crabs can’t hide from an octopus with a mirror

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Mirrors are tricky. Even humans aren’t born with an intuitive understanding of them; we have to learn how they work. Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, researchers report June 3 in Current Biology.
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Imagination is not just replaying what we’ve seen and heard

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By Nora Bradford
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Share this: Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share to Google Classroom (Opens in new window) Google Classroom Print (Opens in new window) Print When you imagine a waterfall, what comes to mind? Maybe a misty cascade into a blue pool surrounded by trees. Perhaps the roar of water splashing down, as well.
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Some people use echolocation to get around. Here’s how it works

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Share this: Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share to Google Classroom (Opens in new window) Google Classroom Print (Opens in new window) Print Many blind people navigate the world using a cane, guide dog or wearable GPS. But some have something more in their toolkit: echolocation.
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