Rat neurons only weakly respond as the animals climbed upwards, suggesting the brain's map of the environment doesn't account for altitude.
Rat neurons only weakly respond as the animals climbed upwards, suggesting the brain's map of the environment doesn't account for altitude.
Two new techniques identify how often zinc fingers nucleases cleave off-target sites.
Heat-sensing protein channels in vampire bats allow the flying mammals to find the best place to sink their teeth into their prey.
The well-studied hormone functions as a neurotransmitter in the brains of zebra finches.
Sequencing the DNA of individual neurons is a way to dissect the genes underlying major neurological and psychological disorders.
As the planet warms plant growth will likely increase—locking up some of that extra carbon dioxide by converting it into vegetative biomass—but that’s not the whole story. In addition to direct effects of rising temperatures and altered rainfall, mor
Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, London. Age: 37
New research suggests that the flow of carbon through plants to underground ecosystems may be crucial to how the environment responds to climate change.
Getting the big picture means asking lots of little questions.