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Zebrafish can grow brain tumors that resemble human tumors, allowing scientists to study how these deadly cancers develop and interact with the immune system.

How can the brain efficiently encode and recall different types of information at the same time?

The mechanisms that allow proteins called POTs to open and import crucial molecules into cells are revealed through computer simulations and cell experiments.

Stem cells in the optic lobe of fruit flies are eliminated during development through a combination of mechanisms.

In fruit flies, nutrient availability and feeding behaviours in early life shape the development of the sleep/wake cycle.

Scientists have revealed how two parts of the brain’s frontal cortex work together to motivate goal-directed behaviour.

A genetic screen reveals genes that some ovarian cancer cells require to survive a period of inactivity.

A mathematical framework provides new insights into how information is processed in the brain when consciousness is lost due to anaesthesia or brain injury.