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In order to enter a cell, an ammonium ion must first dissociate to form an ammonia molecule and a hydrogen ion (a proton), which then pass through the cell membrane separately and recombine inside.

High-end technical approaches help to untangle the substructure and projection patterns of the cerebellum.

A common rice pest can avoid its natural parasite by settling on plants that smell like they have been damaged by a species of caterpillar.

A strain of budding yeast that contains one large chromosome reveals how the telomere capping complex CST maintains linear but not circular chromosomes.

Natural light gradients within a habitat may have helped form new fly species that have differing preferences for light.

A metric called the Hurst exponent could be a useful biomarker for studies exploring brain differences between men and women with autism spectrum disorder.

To predict how species loss will affect ecosystems, it is important to consider how biodiversity influences processes such as decomposition.

Some immature neurons in the cerebral cortex of mammals might wait for years before they become activated and finish their development.

The flexible escape behavior exhibited by C. elegans in response to threats relies on a combination of feedback and feedforward circuits.

Computer simulations of model proteins with sticker-and-spacer architectures shed light on the formation of biomolecular condensates in cells.