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#prelight

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preLights<p>The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the… frog? – the not-so bite-sized mystery of frog tooth re-evolution 🐸🦷</p><p>Check out this really fun post prepared by Ryan Harrison, covering recent work from the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/FraserLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FraserLab</span></a>. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️ 👀<br><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/tooth-development-in-frogs-implications-for-the-re-evolution-of-lost-mandibular-teeth-and-the-origin-of-a-morphological-innovation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/tooth-development-in-frogs-implications-for-the-re-evolution-of-lost-mandibular-teeth-and-the-origin-of-a-morphological-innovation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/DevBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevBio</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/teeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teeth</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frogs</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a></p>
preLights<p>An intriguing twist! TDP-43 (linked to <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ALS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALS</span></a>) keeps RNAs out of neuronal projections by making them unstable, preventing RNA buildup in neurites. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> from the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/TaliaferroLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaliaferroLab</span></a></p><p>Another excellent post prepared by Felipe Del Valle Batalla 🙌</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️ 👀<br><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/tdp-43-directly-inhibits-rna-accumulation-in-neurites-through-modulation-of-rna-stability/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/tdp-43-directly-inhibits-rna-accumulation-in-neurites-through-modulation-of-rna-stability/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neurites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurites</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/RNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNA</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Listen to your gut – lessons from the brain. 🧠</p><p>Dang M. Nguyen &amp; team (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/BilboLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BilboLab</span></a>) demonstrate how prenatal environmental stressors disrupt gut immune cells, impair synaptic pruning in the gut + contribute to neurodevelopmental issues. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p>Another great <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> by Jeny Jose ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/prenatal-exposure-to-environmental-stressors-alters-gut-macrophage-development-and-gastrointestinal-function-of-male-offspring/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/prenatal-exposure-to-environmental-stressors-alters-gut-macrophage-development-and-gastrointestinal-function-of-male-offspring/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/immunology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/DevBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevBio</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/gut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gut</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/highlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highlight</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Stalling the stress response: chronic low-level stress inhibits stress granule formation via translation elongation impairment.</p><p>New post from Mohammed Jalloh <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/UniversityofArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityofArizona</span></a> highlighting work from the Ivanov lab. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️👀<br><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/chronic-stress-antagonizes-formation-of-stress-granules/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/chronic-stress-antagonizes-formation-of-stress-granules/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StressGranules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StressGranules</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biochemistry</span></a></p>
preLights<p>A biological phenomenon triggers faster evolution rates in woodland salamanders 🦎</p><p>Stefan Friedrich Wirth posted a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> covering work from Brian Waldron &amp; team. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p>Stefan: “The authors were able to use a (…) suitable model to address a topic that researchers in zoology are often confronted with: polymorphisms.”</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️ 👀<br><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/loss-of-a-morph-is-associated-with-asymmetric-character-release-in-a-radiation-of-woodland-salamanders/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/loss-of-a-morph-is-associated-with-asymmetric-character-release-in-a-radiation-of-woodland-salamanders/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genomics</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zoology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/salamanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>salamanders</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Another excellent preLight prepared by Felipe Del Valle Batalla 🙌</p><p>He highlights work showing that Fis1 regulates dendritic mitochondrial dynamics by promoting fission/fusion balance and motility, impacting neuronal function and connectivity. 🧠 <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️<br><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/fis1-is-required-for-the-development-of-the-dendritic-mitochondrial-network-in-pyramidal-cortical-neurons/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/fis1-is-required-for-the-development-of-the-dendritic-mitochondrial-network-in-pyramidal-cortical-neurons/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/CellBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellBiology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a></p>
preLights<p>The smoking gun: Plastic is harmful for your neurons 🚯</p><p>Manuel Lessi highlights a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> describing molecular mechanisms altered by polystyrene nanoplastics in neuronal cells.</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> includes a thoughtful discussion with first author Winanto ⬇️👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/polystyrene-nanoplastics-promote-neurodegeneration-by-catalyzing-tdp43-hyperphosphorylation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/polystyrene-nanoplastics-promote-neurodegeneration-by-catalyzing-tdp43-hyperphosphorylation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/pharmacology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/toxicology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxicology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/iPSCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPSCs</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/nanoplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoplastic</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neurodegeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurodegeneration</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Feeling tense? Macrophages sense that!</p><p>Macrophages prefer to "nibble" (trogocytose) soft targets and "engulf" (phagocytose) stiff ones. Stiffness matters for immune responses! <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/FletcherLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FletcherLab</span></a></p><p>Check out the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> written by Felipe Del Valle Batalla ⬇️👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/target-cell-tension-regulates-macrophage-trogocytosis/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/target-cell-tension-regulates-macrophage-trogocytosis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biophysics</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/CancerBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerBiology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/macrophages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macrophages</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/immunology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunology</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Extra, extra! Read the latest on how journalists interpret and report on scientific research 📢 📰</p><p>Check out this collaborative <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> from Isabella Cisneros, Jennifer Black, Sristilekha Nath, Ryan Harrison, Benjamin Maier &amp; Shreya Pramanik. They cover a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> from Alice Fleerackers &amp; team ⬇️👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/from-impact-metrics-and-open-science-to-communicating-research-journalists-awareness-of-academic-controversies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/from-impact-metrics-and-open-science-to-communicating-research-journalists-awareness-of-academic-controversies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ScienceJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
preLights<p>PPIs: The messengers between organelles in plant cells. 🌿</p><p>Shreya Pramanik covers work from Sedaghatmehr &amp; colleagues <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/MPIMP_Potsdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MPIMP_Potsdam</span></a> exploring the lipid composition of chloroplast membranes by developing PPI biosensors giving a readout of their presence. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/new-evidence-for-the-presence-and-function-of-phosphoinositides-ppis-in-the-chloroplast/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/new-evidence-for-the-presence-and-function-of-phosphoinositides-ppis-in-the-chloroplast/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/PPIs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PPIs</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/signalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalling</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/chloroplast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chloroplast</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drought</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a></p>
preLights<p>No road? No problem! Squeezing through cell tunnels helps leukocytes reach their target sites 🚇</p><p>Felipe Del Valle Batalla highlights a recent, highly collaborative <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> revealing a previously unrecognised level of complexity in leukocyte trafficking. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/NoursharghLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoursharghLab</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@JoachimGoedhart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JoachimGoedhart</span></a></span> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/VanBuul_lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanBuul_lab</span></a></p><p>Check out his <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/leukocytes-use-endothelial-membrane-tunnels-to-extravasate-the-vasculature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/leukocytes-use-endothelial-membrane-tunnels-to-extravasate-the-vasculature/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/immunology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/leukocytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leukocytes</span></a></p>
preLights<p>New research reveals how blood platelets can prevent neurogenesis in stressed adults 🩸🧠</p><p>Check out this excellent first <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> from Harvey Roweth which includes a discussion with last author Nicolas Toni. ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/platelet-derived-lpa160-inhibits-adult-neurogenesis-and-stress-resilience-in-anxiety-disorder/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/platelet-derived-lpa160-inhibits-adult-neurogenesis-and-stress-resilience-in-anxiety-disorder/</span></a><br>anxiety, neurogenesis, platelet, stress</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anxiety</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neurogenesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurogenesis</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/platelet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>platelet</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Marmosets display unique subtypes of trigeminal ganglia (TG) neurons.</p><p>Vanessa Ehlers highlights a study from Karen A. Lindquist &amp; colleagues in which they characterise mechanical responses in TG neurons from common marmosets. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p>Take a look at the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a>! ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/investigating-mechanically-activated-currents-from-trigeminal-neurons-of-non-human-primates/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/investigating-mechanically-activated-currents-from-trigeminal-neurons-of-non-human-primates/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/physiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physiology</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Geometry determines how deep whales dive? 🐋</p><p>In the latest <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a>, Sarah Young-Veenstra covers a study investigating how airway metrics can protect whales from crushing hydrostatic pressure. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> from Robert L. Cieri &amp; team.</p><p>Check it out! ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/geometric-analysis-of-airway-trees-shows-that-lung-anatomy-evolved-to-enable-explosive-ventilation-and-prevent-barotrauma-in-cetaceans-v2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/geometric-analysis-of-airway-trees-shows-that-lung-anatomy-evolved-to-enable-explosive-ventilation-and-prevent-barotrauma-in-cetaceans-v2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/pathology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pathology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/physiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physiology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zoology</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Teamwork makes the dream work 🙌</p><p>Motor organisation influences the efficiency of cargo transport in cells. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> from Rui Jiang &amp; colleagues <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/hancock_lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hancock_lab</span></a></p><p>Check out Sharvari Pitke‘s <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/motor-clustering-enhances-kinesin-driven-vesicle-transport/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/motor-clustering-enhances-kinesin-driven-vesicle-transport/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/cells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cells</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/motors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motors</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/kinesin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kinesin</span></a></p>
preLights<p>How do animals sense depth? 👀</p><p>Work from the Znamenskiy group <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/TheCrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCrick</span></a> reveals 3D depth-selective responses in the primary visual cortex. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p>Check out the excellent <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> from Wing Gee Shum &amp; Phoebe Reynolds ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a-depth-map-of-visual-space-in-the-primary-visual-cortex/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/a-depth-map-of-visual-space-in-the-primary-visual-cortex/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/behaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>behaviour</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognition</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Moringa power! 🌿 </p><p>Cost-effective, eco-friendly silver <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/nanoparticles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoparticles</span></a> could revolutionize SARS-CoV-2 water decontamination in developing regions. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a> from Mujeeb O. Shittu &amp; team</p><p>Excellent <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> from Safieh Shah (with input from Benjamin Maier) ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/green-synthesized-silver-nanoparticles-from-moringa-potential-for-preventative-treatment-of-sars-cov-2-contaminated-water/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/green-synthesized-silver-nanoparticles-from-moringa-potential-for-preventative-treatment-of-sars-cov-2-contaminated-water/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/nanotechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanotechnology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/bioengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioengineering</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/epidemiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epidemiology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Stepping back in time: using machine learning to classify dinosaur footprints 🐾🦖</p><p>Check out this highly entertaining preLight from Ryan Harrison in which he covers recent work from <br>Ivo Siekmann &amp; team. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p>Includes a discussion with the authors! ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> 👉 <a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/classification-of-dinosaur-footprints-using-machine-learning-v2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/classification-of-dinosaur-footprints-using-machine-learning-v2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/modelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modelling</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/footprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>footprints</span></a></p>
preLights<p>Zebrafish can sense numbers! 🔢🐟</p><p>In his first <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a>, Muhammed Sinan Malik highlights work from Peter Luu &amp; colleagues revealing early emergence of number-selective neurons in larval zebrafish. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p>Take a look! ⬇️ 👀<br><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/neural-basis-of-number-sense-in-larval-zebrafish/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/neural-basis-of-number-sense-in-larval-zebrafish/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>behavior</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognition</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/zebrafish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zebrafish</span></a></p>
Jonathan Townson<p>My second <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://biologists.social/@preLights" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>preLights</span></a></span> post is all about “LaBeRling” ER membrane contact sites (ER MCS)! Established methods for labelling ER MCS can promote contact sites and stabilise/extend already established sites. </p><p>The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@roylelab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>roylelab</span></a></span> have found the ER resident Lamin B receptor may offer a anchor for chemical heterodimerization to label a variety of ER MCS at particular times, without affecting their properties.</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/EndoplasmicReticuium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndoplasmicReticuium</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Microscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microscopy</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/MembraneContactSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MembraneContactSites</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> <a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/non-disruptive-inducible-labeling-of-er-membrane-contact-sites-using-the-lamin-b-receptor-v2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/non-disruptive-inducible-labeling-of-er-membrane-contact-sites-using-the-lamin-b-receptor-v2/</span></a></p>
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