Highlights

  • Secrets of metamorphosis

    Interactions between different G-protein signalling pathways ensure that metamorphosis begins in a timely manner in the chordate Ciona.

    Akiko Hozumi, Nozomu M Totsuka ... Yasunori Sasakura
    Research Article
  • Tapeworm larvae and epilepsy

    Amino acids released by larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium disrupt glutamatergic signalling, which could explain the epileptic seizures caused by these parasites.

    Anja de Lange, Hayley Tomes ... Joseph V Raimondo
    Research Article
  • Exploring VNC neurons

    A library of genetic driver lines makes it possible to manipulate specific neuronal hemilineages in flies.

    Jelly HM Soffers, Erin Beck ... Haluk Lacin
    Research Article

Latest research

    1. Neuroscience

    Dyadic Interaction Platform: A novel tool to study transparent social interactions

    Sebastian Isbaner, Raymundo Bäez-Mendoza ... Nivedita Mani
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience

    Spatial frequency adaptation modulates population receptive field sizes

    Ecem Altan, Catherine Morgan ... D Samuel Schwarzkopf
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Identifying in vivo genetic dependencies of melanocyte and melanoma development

    Sarah Perlee, Yilun Ma ... Richard M White
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Improving SARS-CoV-2 variants monitoring in the absence of genomic surveillance capabilities: a serological study in Bolivian blood donors in October 2021 and June 2022

    Lucia Inchauste, Elif Nurtop ... Stéphane Priet
    A pioneering Bolivian seroepidemiological study employed innovative serological and neutralization assays as highly effective complements to genomic surveillance, delivering critical insights into SARS-CoV-2 variant circulation and informing public health strategies.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals

    Alba Marino, Gautier Debaecker ... Benoit Nabholz
    A large-scale survey across animals reveals no general association between genome size expansion and the relaxation of natural selection.
    1. Neuroscience

    Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus mediates resistance to ethanol through Cav3.1 T-type Ca2+ regulation of neural activity

    Charles-francois V Latchoumane, Joon-Hyuk Lee ... Hee-Sup Shin
    The firing mode of mediodorsal thalamic neurons may act as a central switching mechanism for the level of arousal and consciousness in natural sleep and induced ethanol hypnosis in mice.
    1. Developmental Biology

    Loss of dihydroceramide desaturase drives neurodegeneration by disrupting endoplasmic reticulum and lipid droplet homeostasis in glial cells

    Yuqing Zhu, Kevin Cho ... James B Skeath
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    • Compelling
    1. Neuroscience

    Interleukin-4 induces CD11c+ microglia leading to amelioration of neuropathic pain in mice

    Keita Kohno, Ryoji Shirasaka ... Makoto Tsuda
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
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    1. Neuroscience

    Modulation of aperiodic EEG activity provides sensitive index of cognitive state changes during working memory task

    Tisa Frelih, Andraž Matkovič ... Grega Repovš
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid