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Microglia regulate anesthesia by altering the activity of neurons in specific regions of the brain via a purinergic receptor.

Playing a violent game for a few weeks did not alter neural and behavioral responses to the pain of others in inexperienced male gamers.

A new device improves the way scientists can record the activity of motor units in a wide range of animals and settings.

Experimentally evolving yeast to adhere better to plastic led to adaptations that increased their ability to cause an infection.

Experiments exploring the role of juvenile hormone during the life cycle of firebrat insects provide clues about the evolution of metamorphosis.

Why does protein kinase A respond to purine nucleosides in certain pathogens, but not to the cyclic nucleotides that activate this kinase in most other organisms?

The psychoactive component of cannabis, ∆9-THC, affects cell growth and metabolism in early embryonic cell types in mice.

Nucleotide and force-dependent mechanisms control how the viral genome of lambda bacteriophage is inserted into capsids.

The conformational state of a structural protein in bacteria can vary, depending on the concentration level of potassium ions or the nucleotide bound to it.

A deep analysis of multiple genomic datasets reveals which genetic pathways associated with atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease are shared between mice and humans.