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Cross-species insemination
Mouse sperm can locate and enter the fish micropyle, the passage leading to the egg.
Immune system vs cancer
A computer model suggests that genetic information in cancer cells can reveal the strength of interactions between cancer and immune cells.
Shedding light on premature vision
Premature vision causes an aberrant development of neuronal circuits in the primary visual cortex of ferrets.
The secret weapons of gall-forming microbes
Gall-forming plant pathogens produce high numbers of organism-specific effector proteins that help infiltrate the plant’s immune defenses.
Gut feeling
C. elegans
uses a protein located in specific neurons to detect toxic food and shut down the digestive system.
Inflexible anxieties
Instead of having an overactive fear system, people with anxiety disorders may suffer from an inability to flexibly reduce the influence of fear as a situation becomes more predictable.
Keeping telomeres at the right length
The key telomere protein TRF2 helps regulate telomere length by interacting with the telomerase gene
TERT
in a length-dependent manner.
Strip cropping for biodiversity
Strip cropping can increase insect biodiversity without reducing crop yield and productivity.
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