TUBA4A Mutations Are Associated with Familial ALS - This video describes the identification of TUBA4A, encoding the Tubulin, Alpha 4A protein, as a novel gene associated with familial ALS through the ...
We’ve all heard the expression “monkey see, monkey do", but actually, that's a myth. Imitation is very rare in the animal kingdom. Apes can imitate sometimes, but – apart from humans – the animal...
Generation of complex behaviors by the brain requires the orchestrated activity of distinct neuronal populations. In this video, Javier Stern and Sook Jin Son describe their recent findings showing th...
Video Highlight: Author Aristea Binia on her recently published Human Mutation paper entitled "A Polymorphism Affecting MYB Binding Within the Promoter of th......
La estudiante campesina que hizo llorar a Rafael Correa
Gabriel Rabinovich and colleagues explain how the interactions between a lectin and carbohydrates on the VEGFR2 receptor allow for continued vessel growth in tumors treated with anti-VEGF antibodies....
Endophilin beyond Endocytosis - Endophilin A1 is known to play a role in the endocytosis of synaptic vesicles. Now, Christian Rosenmund and colleagues find that it contributes to synaptic vesicle exoc...
Differential Hippo Signaling in Early Mouse Embryos
Differential Hippo Signaling in Early Mouse Embryos - Hiroshi Sasaki discusses his group's recent findings on the role of differential Hippo signaling in regulating cell fate during trophectoderm form...
Replication-Competent Noninduced Proviruses in the Latent Reservoir Increase Barrier to HIV-1 Cure
Robert Siliciano and colleagues talk about their latest findings showing that the number of HIV proviruses in the latent reservoir is greater than previously thought, underscoring the need to re-evalu...
Ashlee Tietje, a PhD student in biological sciences at Clemson University, describes her research as part of the 3-Minute Thesis competition at Clemson. The title of her presentation is "MULT1E/m...
Inside cells, communication between the nucleus, which harbors our precious genetic material, and the cytoplasm is mediated by the constant exchange of thousands of signaling molecules and proteins. U...
Social jetlag and its consequences. Why are most people in industrialized societies so tired? The reason lies in an increasing discrepancy between our body clocks' internal time and the social demands...
“Singing” Fish Rely on Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin for the Timing of Nocturnal Courtship Vocalization/ Curr. Biol., Sep. 22, 2016 (Vol. 26, Issue 19) - The patterning of social acoustic signaling a...
