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Genomic Dark Matter Solves Butterfly Evolutionary Riddle

2024-09-01 - 2024-10

Researchers have uncovered a surprising genetic mechanism that influences the vibrant and complex patterns on butterfly wings. The team discovered that an RNA molecule, rather than a protein as previously thought, plays a pivotal role in determining the distribution of black pigment on butterfly wings.

How hunger influences aversive learning in fruit flies

2024-09-01 - 2024-10

Internal states that animals experience while they are thirsty, hungry, sleepy or aggressive have been found to be linked with the combined activity of various neuromodulators and neurotransmitters. These chemical messengers can drastically change the excitability and functional connectivity of neurons, which in turn plays a role in shaping the animals' behavior.

Study outlines an activity-regulated genetic program underlying the formation of synapses during development

2024-09-01 - 2024-10

Synapses are junctions via which neurons communicate with each other or with other types of cells. Synapses are formed throughout the course of a person's life, yet their strength and numbers change over time, a phenomenon known as synaptic plasticity. While past neuroscience studies have shed much light on the composition and function of synapses, the genetic mechanisms that orchestrate their formation remain poorly understood. Experimental findings suggest that the activity of neurons plays a key role in the formation of synapses, yet the interaction between this activity and genetic mechanisms remains widely unexplored.

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