The Engert and Schier labs address in a recent paper in Neuron (PDF) how larval zebrafish senses temperature and transforms the sensory representation to generate behavior with the ultimate…
Tag: Publication
Branching Out: Reconstructing Embryonic Fate Decisions [Schier Lab]
What are the molecular trajectories that embryonic cells go through as they become specialized? In a study in Science (PDF) the Schier lab combines single-cell RNA-sequencing with a novel…
Smelling Complexity [ Murthy Lab]
You walk into a restaurant and immediately become aware of all the smells coming from the kitchen. These scents arise from small, volatile molecules called odorants. While there…
A Mouse in Margaritaville [Uchida Lab]
Imagine you’re at your favorite dive bar, and you order a margarita. Usually, the bartender arrives with your drink within 10 minutes, but occasionally, she forgets your order…
Deconstructing the Parental Brain [Dulac- and Uchida Labs]
Parenting is absolutely fundamental for the survival and wellbeing of offspring in many species. This involves numerous efforts and sacrifices (as most parents will readily acknowledge) but does…
Putting Dendrites in the Right Place [Sanes Lab]
Dendrites are the antennae of neurons, receiving synaptic signals from other neurons. A critical aspect of wiring up complex neural circuits is to make sure that dendrites are…
E Pluribus Unum: One Brain from Many Cells [Schier Lab]
In papers in Nature Biotechnology and Current Biology, the Schier lab reports how thousands of single-cell transcriptomes can be used to define cell types and reconstruct lineage relationships…
Scaling Up the Search for Neuronal Wiring Molecules [Sanes Lab]
Neural circuits in the mammalian brain comprise hundreds to millions of neurons, connected with each other in complex and highly specific ways. Studies over the past few decades…
Using X-rays to Quantify Lesions and Find Electrodes in the Brain [Cox Lab]
Lesioning (damaging) a particular brain region is one of the most important methods in neuroscience for determining the function of that region. Many groundbreaking discoveries were made through…
Understanding How Small Curved Filaments Create Rod-shaped Cells [Garner Lab]
One of the simplest and highly conserved bacterial shapes is a rod. In order to grow, rod-shaped bacteria restrict their growth so that they maintain a constant width…
