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The secretion of insulin from the pancreas relies on both gap junctions and subpopulations of beta cells with specific intrinsic properties.

Cross-frequency communication between the cortex and thalamus is linked to consciousness and changes in unconscious and psychedelic states, possibly due to shifts in brain dynamics between stability and chaos.

The functional network of β-cells in the pancreatic islet, which has been used to identify important subpopulations of β-cells implicated in diabetes progression, is indicative of intrinsic dynamics rather than structural communication, implying islet robustness.

Wild male orangutans produce long calls composed of two hierarchical layers, wherein isochronous sub-pulses occur within isochronous pulses, indicating that recursive vocal combinatorics are not exclusive to language among hominids.

Microbial macroecological patterns under coarse-graining are captured by a null model of ecology, a result which was leveraged to successfully predict the relationship between fine and coarse-grained diversity.

Theoretical explanation and a novel mechanism are given for the observation that viscosity of embryonic non-confluent tissue shows glass-like behavior till a critical cell density and saturates at higher densities.

Localized temperature gradients used as a novel method of active micro-theology that is non-invasive and probe-free, to investigate material responses of cell departments such as the different compartments of a nucleus displaying distinct material properties.