The perceived value of task outcomes, rather than task aversiveness, predicts reduced everyday procrastination following transcranial direct current stimulation, and offers a potential target for behavioral intervention.
Daniel Haertter, Lara Hauke ... Christoph F Schmidt
A non-monotonic force–velocity relationship in cardiac sarcomeres causes dynamic instability, leading to stochastic heterogeneity in contracting cardiomyocytes, which can have a protective function.
Malaria parasites have evolved a noncanonical function for the apicoplast acyl carrier protein in stabilizing pyruvate kinase II, a metabolic hub essential for isoprenoid synthesis and parasite survival.
Michele Marconcini, Steeve Cruchet ... Richard Benton
Selection of animal populations and of cultured cells provides complementary datasets to identify candidate genes involved in conferring resistance to a natural insecticide.
Revealing a role for NINJ2 in maintaining lysosomal homeostasis and preventing ferroptosis, laying the foundation for the development of cancer therapeutics targeting NINJ2.