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For his work in brain development, Flavio Donato is the 2017 grand prize winner of The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology.
A bat's echolocation can be tricked by smooth, vertical surfaces--like those presented by glass windows.
Actions taken by the Trump administration to stifle communications at federal agencies and to ban travel from select countries “have been deeply troubling” to many scientists, said AAAS President Barbara Schaal at an opening presentation of the AAAS Annual Meeting.