Single-cell transcriptomics identifies cellular composition of the first instar Drosophila brain and the response to starvation.

Cell-specific pathways regulate lipid transmitters and neuroinflammation in the brain.

A new resource of transgenic zebrafish lines facilitates precise targeting of neuronal cell-types within the brain, supported by online software for visualizing transgene expression patterns.

A single-cell atlas of the adult fly VNC charts the types and properties of cells for future studies of brain development and function.

The life cycle and morphology of the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis shed light on vertebrate evolution.

Advances in techniques for analysing single cells and tissues have inspired an international effort to create comprehensive reference maps of all human cells - the fundamental units of life - as a basis for both understanding human health and diagnosing, monitoring and treating disease.

The single-cell eQTLGen consortium aims to pinpoint the cellular contexts in which disease-causing genetic variants affect gene expression and its regulation.

A combination of genetic, anatomical and physiological techniques has revealed that the lateral horn, a region of the brain involved in olfaction in flies, has many more types of neurons than expected.

A metric called the Hurst exponent could be a useful biomarker for studies exploring brain differences between men and women with autism spectrum disorder.