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MIT neuroscientist Ann Graybiel reports that mice need the cannabinoid receptor CB1R to establish connections within the brain’s dopamine system that take shape soon after birth. The finding raises concern that marijuana use by nursing moms might interfere with brain development.
Two finalist proposals for the MIT Climate Grand Challenges use a drone to monitor glaciers and ice sheets over long periods to build better models of sea-level rise to help with climate preparation and mitigation.
Forks in tree trunks and branches are exceptionally strong, yet they are rejected in timber construction because they are not straight. Using digital and computational methods, MIT researchers have developed an approach that enables architects to use discarded tree forks as load-bearing joints in their structures.
Researchers at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change project that without a globally coordinated effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the planet’s average surface temperature will reach 2.8°C.