Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) queens produce isopropyl myristate, a low-volatility ester that high-ranking animals detect and avoid, which alters prolactin and progesterone in other females t...

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The long-living rodent naked mole-rat has a distinct break in its 28S ribosomal RNA. Here, the authors present cryo-EM structures showing this cleavage is stabilized by surrounding ribosomal proteins,...

Congratulations to Gary Lewin on his election as a new member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina! The prestigious honor recognizes his scientific accomplishments over the span of hi...

Sensory neuron subtypes are defined by transcriptomics, but their proteomic identities remain unclear. Here, authors show distinct protein signatures of electrophysiologically defined nociceptors and…

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MINFLUX nanoscopy reveals subcellular distribution and conformational diversity of PIEZO1 channels in intact cells.

Touch sensation starts with the opening of mechanically-gated activated ion channels at neuroglial endings of mechanoreceptors in the skin. The function of around half of low threshold mechanoreceptor...

Tram driver Peter Cannon is celebrating half a century working on the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.

Nerve regeneration is associated with the plasticity of sensory neurons such that even muscle afferents directed to the skin form mechanosensitive receptive fields appropriate for the new target. STO...

Der Neurobiologe Gary Lewin erforscht am Max-Delbrück-Zentrum die Geheimnisse unseres Tastsinns und kommt dabei dem Geheimnis, wie unser Fühlen funktioniert, näher. Von Anna Corves

The latest drone survey finds a further 297 of the animals outside of the Ballaugh Curraghs area.

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