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LYCHOS is a human hybrid of a plant-like PIN transporter and a GPCR
Protein expression and purification The gene encoding LYCHOS (GPR155) (Uniprot Q7Z3F1), was synthesized and subcloned into pTwist CMV BG WPRE Neo (Twist Bioscience) with a
Neuronal parts list and wiring diagram for a visual system
Reconstruction accuracy and completeness The overall quality of our Drosophila brain reconstruction has been evaluated elsewhere24,31 (a summary of the current status is shown in
Why hasn’t deadly bird flu reached Australia yet?
Scientists have started swabbing short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris) for evidence of bird flu. The birds are migrating from the northern hemisphere to Australia.Credit: John Holmes/Alamy
Mysterious form of high-energy radiation spotted in thunderstorms
Physicists have discovered a new form of γ-ray radiation that emerges from tropical thunderstorms — and shown that such invisible bursts of energy are more
High-performers and specialists in neuroscience research
Strong focus Among the top 25 countries for neuroscience output in the Nature Index, these ten have the highest proportion of neuroscience Share relative to
Use citizen science to turbocharge big-data projects
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster’s brain has been mapped in a project that discovered more than 4,500 new cell types.Credit: Solvin Zankl/Nature Picture Library The
Connectomic reconstruction predicts visual features used for navigation
Overview Our study analysed the FAFB, an adult female D. melanogaster brain imaged at the synaptic level resolution with serial section transmission electron microscopy17. We used
Nearly 50% of researchers quit science within a decade, huge study reveals
Publishing data can help to reveal how many scientists choose to leave research and pursue another career.Credit: Christian Guiton/Getty A study of nearly 400,000 scientists
Mental-health needs rise during PhD
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Neural circuit mechanisms underlying context-specific halting in Drosophila
Experimental animals We used Drosophila melanogaster raised on standard cornmeal-agar medium supplemented with baker’s yeast and incubated at 25 °C with 60% humidity and a 12 h