Image of the Month: Neurogenesis in the adult mouse brain
In most adult mammals, only two regions of the brain, the hippocampus and the olfactory bulb, have been shown to integrate new neurons into
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Image of the Month: Assembling a rotavirus factory
Making new viruses requires assembling intracellular replication factories via a complex, little known process that involves both viral and cellular components. New insights into this
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Image of the Month: Snapshot of eye development in the fruit fly
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues work with the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model system
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Image of the Month: Mitochondria in human adipocytes
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Sean M. Hartig and his colleagues investigate novel ways to control obesity and type 2
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Image of the Month: Neurons in the retina
Brain function is all about connections. In the retina, neurons comprise distinct populations that form precise connections in synaptic layers. “What makes these cells
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Image of the Month: ovarian cancer cells
In her lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. JoAnn Richards, Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan, instructor of molecular and cell biology and their colleagues are exploring new ways to
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Image of the Month: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes after a blood meal
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. It can transmit Zika virus, chikungunya virus, dengue virus and
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Image of the Month: SCA1-like neurodegeneration
In a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), mice carrying mutant Pumilio1 genes develop progressive motor deficits and cerebellar degeneration. Studies conducted by the
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Image of the Month: Measuring the effects of microgravity on vision
Astronauts have developed ocular changes affecting vision in microgravity, associated with findings suggestive of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Currently, the ICP can only be
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Image of the Month: Repairing rotavirus-damaged intestinal cells
When rotavirus infects and damages intestinal cells, the small intestine fails to absorb nutrients and diarrhea develops. Rotaviruses and noroviruses are the major cause of
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