Author summary The immune system is commonly thought to defend the body by recognizing invading microbes. However, organisms can also detect infections indirectly by sensing damage to their own cellul...

FLP-15 neuropeptide regulates foraging in C. elegans via NPR-3 in dopaminergic neurons, controlling reversal dynamics and spatial exploration during off-food search

Collective animal behaviors arise from a complex interplay between internal physiological states and external environmental cues. In Caenorhabditis...

A new study in The Lancet confirms a rabies monoclonal antibody therapy, co-developed by UMass Chan, is a safe alternative to existing rabies immune globulins.

Neuron-specific expression of particular gap junction channel components defines the configuration and functional properties of electrical synapses. However, how a neuron utilises multiple, simultaneo...

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To the GSA Community,   We are carefully monitoring the changes coming from the new United States Presidential administration, including the communications pause and travel ban affecting employees of ...

Smad and Schnurri transcription factors engage in context-dependent interactions as well as independent genomic activities, leading to regulation of collagen secretion to mediate body size regulation ...

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Database confirms that overlooked segments of the genome code for a multitude of tiny proteins

Cell expansion remodels the apical extracellular matrix to give the developing Drosophila corneal lens its curvature.

Long before the 5 November US presidential election, I had become ever more concerned that science has fallen victim to the same political divisiveness tearing at the seams of American society. This i...