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A new method allows researchers to automatically assign cells into different cell types and tissues, a step which is critical for understanding complex organisms.

A chemical regularly used to image cells can dramatically alter the way cellular compartments called condensates look under the microscope.

Experiments on mice suggest that an approach called antisense oligonucleotide therapy may be able to treat some symptoms of Angelman syndrome, including problems with epilepsy and sleep.

Honeybees rely on their microbial gut symbionts to overcome a potent toxin found in pollen and nectar.

After fasting, hepatocytes proliferate to help the liver grow back to its original size.

Dandelion seeds respond to wet weather by closing their plumes, which reduces dispersal when wind conditions are poor.

Blocking the activity of neurons in a region of the brain involved in memory leads to cell death, which could help explain the spatiotemporal disorientation observed in Alzheimer’s disease.

The brain can predict the location of a moving object to compensate for the delays caused by the processing of neural signals.

Some T cells that have been activated by a herpesvirus can also respond to SARS-CoV-2, even if the original herpesvirus infection happened before the COVID-19 pandemic.

An approach that allows scientists to identify regions of the genome that evolved faster in hairless mammals reveals candidate genetic mechanisms that gave rise to hairlessness.