A subset of retinal ganglion cells respond specifically to small moving objects and project to a visual area that plays a key role in prey capture behavior.

The anaphase promoting complex (APC) has an essential role in ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis in the disassembly of cilia.

Immune cells in the endometrium are targeted by HIV and re-programmed to allow them to survive and spread the virus throughout the body.

The structures of the bovine and human BBSome reveal that a conformational change is required to recruit the complex to the ciliary membrane.

A method to assess the training of scientists, based on a set of 10 core competencies, is proposed.

A survey of researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital provides insights into the challenges and opportunities involved in adopting an open science policy across an entire patient-oriented academic institution.

The use of Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) improves the proper use of cell lines in the biomedical literature.

An analysis of review, promotion and tenure documents from 129 US and Canadian universities suggests institutions could better fulfill their public missions by changing how they incentivize the public dimensions of faculty work.

Analysis of experiments on bacteria suggests that the dependence of cell size on growth rate is not an adaptation but a causal consequence of a regulatory mechanism that controls DNA replication.

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