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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Feeding: How specific molecules can lead to overeating

    María Gabriela Blanco, Diego Rayes
    A molecular pathway involving compounds found in processed foods and biogenic amines increases food intake and aging in the roundworm C. elegans.
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    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    Gut Health: When diet meets genetics

    Karthickeyan Chella Krishnan
    Gene expression profiling of a diverse mouse population helps to decipher how a fat-rich diet contributes to inflammatory bowel disease.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Neural Circuits: Avoiding UV light

    Maria Sachkova, Vengamanaidu Modepalli
    The larvae of an annelid worm use nitric oxide signalling to activate the neural pathways needed to swim away from the harmful ultraviolet light of the sun.
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Kinase Activity: Probing conformational dynamics to understand kinase inhibition

    Ian R Outhwaite, Markus A Seeliger
    Why do some inhibitors select the on-state in ERK2, a kinase that is involved in many signaling pathways in cells, whereas others bind to more than one conformation?
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    1. Neuroscience

    Central Nervous System: Is creatine a CNS neurotransmitter?

    Bhagaban Mallik, C Andrew Frank
    A range of experiments suggests that creatine, a molecule known for recycling ATP in muscle and brain tissue, may also function as a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.
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    Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Nothing wrong with me

    Simone Brixius-Anderko
    An assistant professor and group leader explains how being diagnosed with autism in her early 40s changed her approach to being a scientist.
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    Being Neurodivergent in Academia: The meaning of self-acceptance

    Uyen Vo
    A research technician describes how receiving an ADHD diagnosis allowed her to re-examine how she sees herself and her work.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Plants: Re-evaluating the driving force behind mutations

    Thibault Leroy
    Experiments on tropical trees suggest that new mutations in plants are driven by age rather than number of cell divisions during growth.
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Development: Unlocking the microbiome

    Rosana BR Ferreira, L Caetano M Antunes
    Individual species of bacteria and yeast present in the food of wild fruit flies work together to provide the nutrients needed for larval growth.
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  10. Episode 89: September 2023

    In this episode, we hear about adapting to life in cold water, animals keeping their distance when pathogens are present, why women are reluctant to submit to elite journals, how learning compassion changes the structure of the brain, and biological ageing in children.
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