Hearing in a Jumping Spider/ Curr. Biol., Oct. 13, 2016 (Vol. 26, Issue 21)
Hearing in a Jumping Spider/ Curr. Biol., Oct. 13, 2016 (Vol. 26, Issue 21) - Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are famous for their visually driven behaviors [ 1 ]. Here, however, we present behavioral an...
Toll-like Receptors Signal Safety for Salmonella - TLR signaling alerts the host of invading pathogens. Now, Barton and coworkers find that these immune signals are surprisingly required for Salmonell...
John McCutcheon and colleagues show that, in some cicada species, a three-way symbiosis involving one insect and two bacterial symbionts has resulted in a four-way assemblage through an unusual bacter...
A nitrate sensor for plants - Sensing changes in soil ion concentration is essential for plants to survive and to sustain maximal growth. Ion sensors had not been identified in higher plants, but now ...
An ERC research project led by Prof. Michael Boutros (DKFZ and Heidelberg University) analyzes genetic interactions in living cells with high-thoughput technology such as robotics and automatic micros...
Memory Enhancement by Targeting NR2B Cell Surface Regulation
Many neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, are characterized by learning and memory deficits, for which cognitive enhancement is considered a valid treatment strategy. Plattner and coll...
Context- and Output Layer-Dependent Ensemble Plasticity in the OB
Context- and Output Layer-Dependent Ensemble Plasticity in the OB. Using chronic imaging in awake behaving mice, Yamada, Bhaukaurally et al. discovered two distinct forms of long-term ensemble plastic...
In this video abstract, Schobel et al. describe progressive functional and structural abnormalities of the hippocampus observed in MRI studies of patients who progress to psychosis and mice exposed to...
How are some behaviors instinctively performed? Newborn mice rely on odor cues emitted by the mom to reliably release suckling behavior at birth. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute set out t...
