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Last week, PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) (PDF) posted a paper co-authored by the late MCB professor Howard Berg and myself, a research associate in…
Why most eukaryotes reproduce sexually has long been a major problem in evolutionary biology. After all, by not having to produce males, species that reproduce parthenogenetically should have…
Any sensory experience in any animal species can originate from either an event in the outside world, such as a predator approaching, or from a stimulus generated by…
A recent collaboration between the Murray Lab and the Nelson Lab found that microbial antagonism can mirror the formation and dissipation of beer bubbles. The study, led by…
Evolutionary adaptation is the process by which organisms change or acquire features over time in response to new challenges. The ability of organisms to adapt is remarkable and…
Schools of zebrafish move in complex patterns, but individual zebrafish use simple visual cues to decide where to swim, according to a new Nature Communications paper from the…
While humans, E. coli bacteria, and archaea look very different on the outside, they all descended from a common ancestor that lived billions of years ago. One sign…
The most recent eLife paper from the Dulac lab was just featured in the MCB had previously reported on this publication,
A major goal of modern neuroscience is uncovering the circuit mechanisms that control naturalistic behaviors, including foraging, nesting, and social behaviors such as mating, aggression, and parenting. These…
At the cellular level, the layout of the nervous system in any given C. elegans specimen is much the same as any other: Every adult C. elegans has…
