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  • 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
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    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
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  • 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
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    Spatial frequency adaptation modulates population receptive field sizes

    Ecem Altan, Catherine Morgan ... D Samuel Schwarzkopf
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    Identifying in vivo genetic dependencies of melanocyte and melanoma development

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    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

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

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    1. Developmental Biology

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

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    Multiethnic radiogenomics reveals low-abundancy microRNA signature in plasma-derived extracellular vesicles for early diagnosis and molecular subtyping of pancreatic cancer

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

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