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Rabbits can learn the biological analogue of a simple recursive function by relying only on the neurons of the cerebellum.

The acquisition of immunity to malaria by an individual depends on their age and the number of infectious mosquito bites they have received.

New analyses shift the view that some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia are due to defects in a single RNA-binding protein.

The discovery of a second facial tumor disease in the Tasmanian devil has provided insights into the emergence of contagious cancers.

The ongoing debate on the neural basis of orientation selectivity in the primary visual cortex continues.

How many copies of a protein can be made before it becomes toxic to the cell?

Using a short peptide to regulate the activity of HCN ion channels illustrates how physiological modulators could inspire new drugs. .

The same genes and signalling pathways control the formation of skin appendages in both fish and land animals.

Structural and biophysical studies help to follow the disassembly of the HIV-1 capsid in vitro, and reveal the role of a small molecule called IP6 in regulating capsid stability.

Studies that looked into how the auditory brainstem processes the difference in the intensity of a sound as it reaches each ear may have wrongly assumed which neurons were being recorded.