Publications of the Week Somatic and Dendritic Encoding of Spatial Variables in Retrosplenial Cortex Differs during 2D NavigationVoigts, J., et al. | December 11, 2019Active amplification of organized synaptic inputs in dendrites can endow individual neurons with the ability…sciencecityDecember 11, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Engineering, Delivery, and Biological Validation of Artificial microRNA Clusters for Gene Therapy ApplicationsScience in Boston | December 9, 2019MicroRNAs are tiny RNAs belonging to the larger family of non coding RNAs (i.e. genes…sciencecityDecember 9, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Neural Circuits for Evidence Accumulation and Decision Making in Larval ZebrafishBahl, A., et al. | December 6, 2019To make appropriate decisions, animals need to accumulate sensory evidence. Simple integrator models can explain…sciencecityDecember 6, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Immune Recognition of Microbial MetabolitesGarrett, W.S. | December 3, 2019Mucosal immunology research continues its fascination with microbial metabolites. In 2019, researchers uncovered extended functions…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Oral Ionic Liquid for the Treatment of Diet-Induced ObesityNurunnabi, M., et al. | November 27, 2019Obesity is considered a strong factor in many chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and…sciencecityNovember 27, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Human iPSC-Derived Microglia Assume a Primary Microglia-Like State after Transplantation into the Neonatal Mouse BrainSvodoba, D., S., et al. | November 27, 2019Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, are known to be crucial for normal…sciencecityNovember 27, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Delivering Genes across the Blood-Brain Barrier: LY6A, a Novel Cellular Receptor for Aav-PHP.B CapsidsHuang, Q., et al. | November 22, 2019The engineered AAV-PHP.B family of adeno-associated virus efficiently delivers genes throughout the mouse central nervous…sciencecityNovember 22, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week A New Antibiotic Selectively Kills Gram-Negative PathogensImai, Y., et al. | November 21, 2019The current need for novel antibiotics is especially acute for drug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. These microorganisms…sciencecityNovember 21, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week T Lymphocytes and Cytotoxic Astrocyte Blebs Correlate Across Autism BrainsDiStasio, M., M., et al. | November 15, 2019Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects 1 in 59 children, yet except for rare genetic causes,…sciencecityNovember 15, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Retro-2 Protects Cells from Ricin Toxicity by Inhibiting ASNA1-Mediated Er Targeting and Insertion of Tail-Anchored ProteinsMorgens, D., W., et al. | November 13, 2019The small molecule Retro-2 prevents ricin toxicity through a poorly-defined mechanism of action (MOA), which…sciencecityNovember 13, 2019 Read More