plasticity

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Previously, scientists believed gene therapies for hearing loss had to be administered in the first few years of life before the window closed on brain plasticity, said Jonathon Whitton, Regeneron’s lead researcher on this drug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In highlighting the plasticity of bacterial domains, the study advances fundamental knowledge of how gene transfer occurs between bacterial cells and offers an important clue to understanding how AMR occurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Together they make up a perfectly valid alternate list, one that captures the glamour and romance of L.A. — as well as its lovable plasticity — just as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Hebbian-style synaptic plasticity allows for creation of memories and learning from experience within a network of neurons and synapses.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Despite a noticeable lack of force, directness, and plasticity in the characterization, the vie intérieure is most convincingly expressed.

From Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy by Heller, Otto