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Not Immune to Fat
Kate Yandell
| Oct 31, 2015
| 1 min read
The effect of a high-fat diet on murine T cells
Sweet and Low
Ashley P. Taylor
| Oct 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Glucose activates sleep-promoting neurons in the mouse hypothalamus.
Negative Thinking
Amanda B. Keener
| Oct 1, 2015
| 2 min read
Researchers uncover the first light-controlled negative-ion channels in algae, and they are fast.
Brain Freeze
Kerry Grens
| Oct 1, 2015
| 2 min read
A common tissue fixation method distorts the true neuronal landscape.
The Regenerators
Amanda B. Keener
| Sep 1, 2015
| 2 min read
A molecular signature makes it possible to trace the details of hair cell replacement in the mammalian inner ear.
Hearing Discrepancy Probed
Amanda B. Keener
| Sep 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Common in vitro experiments have distorted the true mechanics of mammalian hair cell stereocilia.
Rethinking Lymphatic Development
Amanda B. Keener
| Aug 1, 2015
| 9 min read
Four studies identify alternative origins for cells of the developing lymphatic system, challenging the long-standing view that they all come from veins.
Sponging Up Phosphorus
Jenny Rood
| Jul 1, 2015
| 2 min read
Symbiotic bacteria in Caribbean reef sponges store polyphosphate granules, possibly explaining why phosphorous is so scarce in coral reef ecosystems.
Metazoans in the DNAi Club
Amanda B. Keener
| Jul 1, 2015
| 2 min read
A chance discovery results in the first report of DNA-based gene silencing in an animal.
1 + 1 = 1
Jenny Rood
| Jul 1, 2015
| 2 min read
Nutrient levels in soil don’t add up when food chains combine.
New Immunity
Kerry Grens
| Jun 1, 2015
| 2 min read
A scaffolding protein forms the hub of a newly identified immune pathway in plants.
Not So Noncoding
Jenny Rood
| Jun 1, 2015
| 2 min read
An RNA thought to be noncoding in fact encodes a small protein that regulates calcium uptake in muscle.
Silencing Surprise
Jenny Rood
| Jun 1, 2015
| 2 min read
A chromatin remodeler in embryonic stem cells clears the DNA for mRNA transcription while stifling the expression of noncoding transcripts.
The Origins of O
Kerry Grens
| May 1, 2015
| 2 min read
A strain of HIV that has afflicted more than 100,000 people emerged from gorillas.
Soluble Signal
Jenny Rood
| May 1, 2015
| 2 min read
An immune protein previously thought to mark inactive T cells has a free-floating form that correlates with HIV disease progression.
Manipulative Microbiomes
Jenny Rood
| Apr 1, 2015
| 2 min read
Gut bacteria control tumor growth via the mammalian immune system.
Growth Hormone Guidance
Jenny Rood
| Mar 1, 2015
| 2 min read
Intact growth hormone signaling pathways are needed for methionine restriction to extend mouse lifespan.
Long Live Collagen
Ashley P. Taylor
| Mar 1, 2015
| 2 min read
Increased collagen expression is a common feature of many different pathways to extended longevity in worms.
Rethinking Telomeres
Kate Yandell
| Mar 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Not only do telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes, they also modulate gene expression over cells’ lifetimes.
B Cell Bosses
Kate Yandell
| Feb 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Gut bacteria in mice spur regulatory B cells to differentiate and release an anti-inflammatory cytokine.
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