Experimental data and computational simulations reveal a new functional model, that is 'Triple-control' for the basal ganglia pathways in action selection.
When walking flies are shown bright, high-contrast rotating visual stimuli, they begin to turn in the direction opposite the rotation, showing that optomotor turning behavior contains rich, stimulus-dependent dynamics.
Chemical modifications of steroidal glycoalkaloids of potato can cause strong resistance against the necrotrophic early blight fungus as well as the Colorado potato beetle.
Hypotheses on brain homologies between insects and vertebrates are tested by comparing gene expression patterns from flies and beetles with those from vertebrates at early neuroectoderm stages.
Federico G Segala, Aurelio Bruno ... Daniel H Baker
Binocular combination of luminance signals exhibits strong interocular suppression in pathways governing the pupil response, and weak interocular suppression in cortical pathways subserving perception.
A single conserved residue – histidine 12 – confers pH-sensitive DNA binding to the Salmonella Typhimurium SPI-2 transcriptional regulator SsrB, thereby regulating Salmonella virulence.
Increasing the intra-species phenotypic diversity of a plant-beneficial bacterium effectively improves probiotic consortium functioning and plant growth promotion in agricultural systems.
