100 years biochemical sciences tutorial
People frequently operate computer devices such as smartphones that collect user input and process this information to produce outputs on a display or through headphones. Engineers control how…
The genomes of most eukaryotic organisms, including humans, contain large amounts of repetitive DNA organized in the form of heterochromatin. As a result, this specialized chromatin state plays…
The cycle of day and night is one of the most recurrent and predictable environmental change on our planet. Consequently, organisms evolved mechanisms that give them an ability…
Parental care is crucial for the survival of mammals, yet species vary widely in the extent and type of care they give to their young. In species where…
You head to your favorite coffee shop, order a cappuccino, and when the barista calls your name, you grab your coffee. Imagine, however, you grab the wrong cup…
During development, multipotent cells make a series of cell fate decisions, eventually leading to the various distinct cell types in the body. With the advent of high-throughput measurement…
Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life, conserved across all kingdoms. Over the last decades, scientists have identified many of the components involved in…
During mammalian development, embryonic stem cells undergo cell-fate decisions to commit to one of three germ layer lineages: ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. Although decades of research in developmental…
Inhibitory interneurons are a diverse population with crucial roles in cortical and striatal information processing. These cells have been implicated in human neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism,…
Sexual reproduction involves the production of male and female gametes (e.g. sperm and egg) each of which carries a single complete set of chromosomes. In most organisms, this…
