Infographics

The sea slug has helped scientists in their quest to understand how neurons encode memories.

To support thousands of incoming connections, neurons use sophisticated transportation networks for delivering mRNA to faraway regions.

Technological advancements over the last two decades transformed volume electron microscopy, improving usability, resolution, and throughput.

A third generation glutamate sensor with a fluorescent readout offers insights into neuronal communication.

Prime editing is one of the most promising forms of genome editing because it uses only single-stranded DNA breaks.

Drug repurposing uses existing drugs beyond the scope in which they were originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

From humble yet ingenious beginnings to Nobel recognition, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) provides insights into scientific questions that other technologies are unable to answer.

Scientists hack the locust brain to identify the unique odor signatures of oral cancers.

CITE-seq draws upon the unbiased nature of single-cell RNA sequencing to gather new insights about protein and gene expression within the same cell.

Free-swimming bacteria settle on a surface to cooperate and form a protective biofilm.

From spatial structuring to policing, cooperative bacteria have a wide toolkit to contain the spread of cheaters.

Although scientists often assume that synonymous mutations don’t cause any biological effects because they don’t alter the amino acid code, recent research shows that they can influence transcription and translation in a variety of ways. 

The experimental device, known as MAGENTA, forces muscles to contract, simulating natural movement.