Discover new regulatory mechanisms in embryo implantation
To facilitate successful implantation, endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) differentiate into decidual cells in a process called decidualization. To visualize actin ...
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Studying the neural mechanisms of human odor perception
Neural activity decodes the identity of the odor. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08016-5 We often only realize the importance of ...
As temperatures rise, researchers identify mechanisms behind plants’ response to warming
With implications for agriculture and food production, biologists have mapped two pathways that plants follow under high heat conditions. Credit: ...
AI tools help uncover enzymatic mechanisms of lasso peptides
Credit: Nature Chemistry Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01727-w Lasso peptides are natural products made by bacteria. Their unusual lasso shape gives ...
Human ‘molecular map’ contributes to understanding disease mechanisms
Researchers at Weill Cornell University in Qatar have created a free online reference tool that scientists around the world can ...
Hippocampal study reveals distinct protein mechanisms for calcium channel clustering and vesicle priming
Nanoclustering of Munc13-1 and CaV2.1. a–c, Example STED images of synapses in lateral view (a), quantification of line profiles (b), ...
Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to ours
Identification of PCs in the brain of zebrafish larvae. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2 Researchers are turning to zebrafish to ...
Mechanisms of postoperative pain reveal a path toward localized and targeted therapy
Pain neurons in the skin (magenta) and mast cells (yellow) with a subset of pain neurons (substance P+ neurons, cyan). ...
Study reveals molecular mechanisms behind hibernation in mammals
A sleeping brown bear (Ursos arctos) lying on a blanket, with snowflakes on its fur. Credit: Ole Frøbert, Aarhus University ...
Study identifies molecular mechanisms of rare neurodevelopmental disorder
Neurons cultured for 65 days from healthy cells and those containing the PACS1 syndrome variant both have complex morphology and ...
