An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

Basement membranes are scaffolds of proteins, like collagen, that give organs shape. During development, basement membranes must adapt to the growing organ. We infer how fast the basement membrane ada...

The scent of a single chemical, made only by the queen, alters hormone production in other females.

New reporting in Science from Jeffrey Brainard and Jocelyn Kaiser informs us of new policy that is apparently being communicated by POs in relationship to progress reports. The takeaway message is …

Senckenberg Genome Browser

This study provides a paradigm for how the vast chemical diversity inherent in agricultural crops can be screened to identify compounds that deter insect disease vectors and pests. Such a “phytoscreen...

Why mammals cannot regenerate limbs like amphibians do presents a long-standing puzzle in biology. To uncover the underlying differences, we compared amputation responses of embryonic mouse (Mus musculus) and Xenopus laevis tadpole limbs. Lowering ...

The findings strengthen the case that regeneration is an old trait, offering insights into how complex tissues rebuild themselves.

npj Regenerative Medicine - Heart ventricle regeneration in the lizard Eublepharis macularius, the leopard gecko

Many “master” genes control how the brain develops and how cancers form, but they often act only weakly on their own. At the same time, hundreds of genes that are active in specific tissues have uncle...

Peripheral cancer inhibits amyloid pathology and rescues cognition of Alzheimer’s disease through secretion of cystatin-c (Cyst-C), which binds amyloid oligomers and activates TREM2 in microglia and e...

Drug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation.

Nature Communications - Adult zebrafish are capable of heart regeneration, but how the collagenous injury site is replaced remains unclear. Here they provide an in-depth analysis of cardiomyocyte...