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New genetic tools have allowed researchers to compare how the brainstem auditory and vestibular nuclei develop in embryonic chicks and mice.

Identifying activity imbalances in specific brain regions may help to diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders.

IQ scores are correlated with the morphology and activity of certain neurons in the human temporal cortex.

The first reports of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in flatworms could usher in a new era of research on these dangerous human parasites.

A new study has identified the proteins that adapt COPII vesicles to the needs of starving cells.

The force generated by muscles leads to signaling that helps to shape nearby tendon precursor cells.

The range of barrel-shaped proteins found in the outer membrane of certain bacteria evolved through multiple pathways.

Differences in the kinetics of G protein activation can explain why only some receptors can activate potassium ion channels called GIRKs.

A drug used in hormone replacement therapy can target estrogen receptors that have become resistant to breast cancer treatments.

The structures responsible for photosynthesis in bacteria use the nucleoid and two unique proteins as a scaffold to position themselves.