In his “Hypotheses“ article, James Cobley links mitochondrial ROS to activity-dependent synapse pruning.
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Tales Around the Clock: poly(A) Tails in Circadian Gene Expression
Light is perhaps the main environmental cue (zeitgeber) that affects several aspects of physiology and behaviour, such as sleep/wake cycles, orientation of birds and bees, and leaf movements in plants. Temperature can serve as the main zeitgeber in the absence of light cycles, even though it does not lead to rhythmicity through the same mechanism as light.
Get Your Sunglasses Out: UV-Radiation and Eye Health
A German team of scientists published an overview on all the most recent knowledge on the role of the ultraviolet radiation in eye health and its aging process.
Shucks, Shellfish Allergies are Complex
The mechanisms at play in shellfish allergies are put under the grill.
The Mechanistic Basis for Chromatin Regulation by Pioneer Transcription Factors
An investigation into how pioneer factors interact with closed chromatin to influence chromatin landscapes and generate differentiated cells.
Acoustic Selection: Non-Invasive Liquid Biopsies
A recent paper describes improvements to a system that isolates circulating tumor cells from healthy cells in the blood using acoustic waves.
Talking Back: Development of the Olivocochlear Efferent System
A review of the role of olivocochlear neuron development in human hearing.
Uncontrolled Tourism is Harming Cheetahs
Tourism could be having an impact on female cheetahs’ ability to raise cubs.
Controlling Cells with Light and LOV
The broad applications of LOV domains in optogenetics are reviewed.
Plasma Can Treat The Painkillers That Are Killing Our Water
Degrading ibuprofen in water using a pulsed corona discharge.
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