Researchers have revealed how parasitic phytoplasmas manipulate plant biology to act as matchmakers, boosting male insect appeal by modulating hosts to attract more reproductive females.
Blocking peripheral opioid receptors with naloxone methiodide sufficiently prevents and reverses fentanyl-induced cardiorespiratory depression without causing the aversive effects of naloxone in rodents.
Combining intermittent fasting with localised Wnt3a treatments can rejuvenate bone repair in older mice, offering hope for reversing age-related tissue decline.
Toxoplasma gondii parasites can use secreted factors to compensate for genetic defects in neighbouring parasites, highlighting a limitation of pooled CRISPR screens.
