Smartphone Becomes Microscope

Science teachers often struggle to engage young students when their classroom experiences are limited to pre-prepared biological samples viewed through standard microscopes. Mr. Saber Khan, a middle s...

Looking Deep: Rise of the Machines / Cell, February 22, 2018 (Vol. 172, Issue 5)

(1) Looking Deep: Rise of the Machines / Cell, February 22, 2018 (Vol. 172, Issue 5)...

Cell Press Reviews: Cancer Therapeutics

Cell Press Reviews: Cancer Therapeutics ...

Sensing Temperature Changes on the Fly

Sensing Temperature Changes on the Fly ...

PLANTS Opinon on Effector-triggered defence against apoplastic fungal pathogens

Effector-triggered defence against apoplastic fungal pathogens - Created by Bruce D.L. Fitt and colleagues (University of Hertfordshire). Read the related Opinion article in Trends in Plant Science he...

TGFβ Reprograms Schwann Cells in the Nerve Bridge

TGFβ Reprograms Schwann Cells in the Nerve Bridge ...

Human Mutation - Weihua Zeng, Yen-Yen Chen, and Daniel Newkirk

Human Mutation - Weihua Zeng, Yen-Yen Chen, and Daniel Newkirk - YouTube...

Specified Neural Progenitors Sort to Form Sharp Domains after Noisy Shh Signaling

Sean Megason and colleagues determine how cells are sorted and spatially organized during development. The authors use live imaging in zebrafish to show that, despite variations in morphogen exposure ...

Should Single Strains Suffice?

Should Single Strains Suffice? - YouTube...

The Adaptor MAVS Promotes NLRP3 Mitochondrial Localization and Inflammasome Activation

Ron Germain and colleagues identify the mitochondrial adapter molecule MAVS as a critical regulator of inflammasome activation. They discuss their findings on how MAVS and another adapter, ASC, are bo...

Hippocampal Memory Traces Are Differentially Modulated by Experience, Time, and Adult Neurogenesis

Memory traces are believed to be ensembles of cells used to store memories. To visualize memory traces, Denny et al. created a transgenic line that allows for the comparison between cells activated du...

Feature Integration Guides Fly Escape Behaviors

Feature Integration Guides Fly Escape Behaviors ...

Cytoplasmic Flow and Mixing Due to Deformation of Motile Cells

Cytoplasmic Flow and Mixing Due to Deformation of Motile Cells...

Luiz Rocha: Academy Outreach | California Academy of Sciences

Luiz Rocha: Academy Outreach | California Academy of Sciences - YouTube...

Lyme disease bacteria in bloodstream

Lyme disease bacteria in bloodstream ...

Interactions of HP1 Bound to H3K9me3 Di-nucleosome by Molecular Simulations and Biochemical Assays

(1) Interactions of HP1 Bound to H3K9me3 Di-nucleosome by Molecular Simulations and Biochemical Assays ...

Energized about the Mechanism of ADP/ATP Transport / Cell, January 24, 2019 (Vol. 176, Issue 3)

Energized about the Mechanism of ADP/ATP Transport / Cell, January 24, 2019 (Vol. 176, Issue 3) ...

Polymerization Pulls

Polymerization Pulls...

Gene Discovery in Mendelian Brain Disorders

Gene Discovery in Mendelian Brain Disorders - A Center for Mendelian Genomics gene discovery study is presented that utilizes genomic approaches, which detect rare variant—single nucleotide variants (...

Microbiome and Malaria

Microbiome and Malaria - Miguel Soares describes how gut bacteria carrying a specific glycan residue can elicit antibodies in humans to an epitope found on malaria parasites and hence potentially conf...