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Sniffing out how neurons are made

A unique toggle switch was identified to assign divergent cell fates and drive assembly into cellular 'neighborhoods' in olfactory stem cells, integrating signaling at multiple scales. This finding reveals how stochastic signaling networks regulate sustained neurogenesis in the intricate organ system of the human nose.

SourceUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham·JournalStem Cell Reports·TypeExperimental study·DateAug 28, 2025
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The very hungry sea anemone

Researchers at National Oceanography Centre discovered that abyssal sea anemones can consume animals weighing up to six times their own weight, taking up to 80 hours to digest. The study used time-lapse photography and technology from UK's deepest diving robot-sub to observe behaviors.

SourceNational Oceanography Centre, UK·JournalDeep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography·DateJul 2, 2015

Seeing the forest and the trees

Researchers developed a novel robotic camera mount and software to study plant movements across wide panoramas. The technique captures interactions between environment and plants in a single sequence, enabling the visualization of changes over time.

SourceBotanical Society of America·JournalAmerican Journal of Botany·DateSep 25, 2013