Adult male, but not female, rats showed altered neuronal function, inhibited synaptic plasticity and diminished social behavior following cannabinoid exposure during gestation in a model of cannabis use during pregnancy.
Malaria transmission between human and mosquito depends on the number of male and female gametocytes in the blood.
Christopher A Natale et al.
Two receptors have been identified that can be targeted in melanocytes with selective small molecule agonists to modulate human skin color.
Genome-wide analysis of sister chromatid exchange using single-cell sequencing reveals that most spontaneous sister chromatid exchange events are not due to the repair of double-strand DNA breaks in wild-type yeast cells.
Specific pathways in the retina help us see spatial detail in our visual world.
Jennifer C Regan et al.
In the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, stem cell activity ages female guts but not male guts; furthermore, males with feminized guts develop pathologies but gain an increase in lifespan through dietary restriction.
Robin A Corey et al.
How the process of protein folding may be controlled by the Sec machinery to assist protein transport across membranes.
Analysis of the endogenous function of deeply conserved neuropeptides in sea anemones sheds light on a primitive role of nervous systems in modulating developmental timing.