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A change in social status can quickly lead to a change in the quality of the seminal fluid produced by a male Chinook salmon as he responds to increased reproductive competition from higher-status males.

A new imaging technique sheds light on how cilia regulate their length and growth.

Simultaneous measurements of neuronal activity and fMRI signals in the rat brain have shed new light on the origins of resting-state fMRI connectivity networks.

A key protein involved in the segregation of meiotic chromosomes is produced 'just in time' by the regulated expression of two mRNA isoforms.

A new member of the family of light-sensitive proteins called opsins has stirred up our view of photoreceptors.

A new three-dimensional model of the blood-brain barrier can be used to study processes that are involved in neurodegenerative diseases.

Certain neurons in the auditory cortex release zinc to influence how the brain processes sounds.

Sexual arousal in flies counteracts the effects of sleep deprivation.

The influence of time on the drought response of Brassica rapa, an agriculturally important species of plant, has been clarified.

A structural switch controls the architecture of Vibrio cholerae biofilms by mediating the interactions between two matrix components.