Nature1d
Biologists pinpoint neurons that sense how food tastes and feels — in maggots
For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels.
The EMBO Journal16d
Elongator is a microtubule polymerase selective for polyglutamylated tubulin
Hence, microtubules assembled by Elongator become selectively enriched with polyglutamylated tubulin, as observed in vitro, in mouse and Drosophila cell lines ... which is weakly polyglutamylated, and ...
Associated Press18d
Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer ...
WebMD22d
Understanding White Matter Disease: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
What Is White Matter Disease? White matter disease is the wearing away of tissue in the largest and deepest part of your brain. The loss of white matter function has a number of causes ...
Wired26d
Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?
But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.
The Conversation29d
‘One of the most important species for science’: how the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research
Caitlyn Perry receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in ...