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  1. Nature and nurture

    Insulin responses in mice with controlled diets and distinct genetics reveal how these factors interact to influence the risk of type 2 diabetes.

  2. Sequencing brain connections

    A new proof of principle highlights the requirements and limitations associated with using barcoded versions of the rabies virus to dissect neural networks.

  3. Computational schizophrenia

    A model of neural circuits reveals how disrupting connections within these networks can affect wider patterns of brain activity.

  4. Getting to the root of drought tolerance

    A gene called PgGRXC9 accelerates primary root growth in young pearl millet plants to protect them from early drought.

  5. All eyes on DKK3

    Decreasing the levels of a protein that is overproduced in Alzheimer’s disease restores neuronal connectivity and memory in a mouse model of the condition.

  6. Cartilage cells in the spine are key in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

    Experiments in mouse cells reveal that adolescent idiopathic scoliosis may be triggered by estrogen signaling in the cartilage cells of the spine, which could partly explain the female bias in the condition.

  7. Modern insights into ancient drugs

    Taste perception could help predict the medicinal properties of ancient Graeco-Roman botanical drugs.

  8. Calls within calls

    Analysing the vocalisations of wild orangutans reveals that they combine vocal units in patterns previously thought to be unique to humans.
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