A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
The activity of one type of immune cell helps regrow the limbs of amputated salamanders.
A new class of immune cell could protect against type 1 diabetes by suppressing other immune cells.
Mosquitos infected by the malaria parasite are more likely to land on and probe a substrate laced with human body odor than their uninfected counterparts.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Mice that explore more have higher levels of neurogenesis, suggesting a link between experience, brain plasticity, and the emergence of distinct personalities.
Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27
Sorting out T-cell functional and phenotypic heterogeneity depends on studying single cells.
Viral infections of the central nervous system may trigger cytokines that induce seizures.
Researchers are using modern experimental tools to probe the mysterious molecular pathways that lead to premature labor and birth.