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  1. Impaired connections

    Mutations in the protein SNAP25, which are associated with epilepsy and developmental delays, disrupt how neurons communicate in distinct ways.
  2. How fatty clumps help reduce thumps

    Cholesterol-based structures in the membrane of nerve cells can act as mechanical sensors that trigger processes involved in pain regulation.
  3. Communicate and defend

    When maize plants are attacked by pests, they release chemicals that prime and subsequently induce the defense mechanisms of other nearby plants.
  4. Energy saving schools

    Giant danio fish swimming together in a school use less energy than those swimming on their own.
  5. Growing new blood vessels

    A study reveals how cells remain sensitive to environmental cues and ensure cell type specificity during formation of new blood vessels.
  6. Tailoring malaria control

    Local levels of strain diversity influence patterns of antimalarial drug resistance in different regions of the world.
  7. Making connections

    The interactions between critical proteins reveal how disorders in neuronal communication can develop.
  8. A cysteine feedback loop

    High, potentially damaging, cysteine concentration in the cells of roundworms can be regulated by a pathway that senses hydrogen sulfide gas.