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Inaugural Article: Neural correlates of behavior in the moth Manduca sexta in...

With Manduca sexta as a model system, we analyzed how natural odor mixtures that are most effective in eliciting flight...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

From the Cover: Hypersensitivity to contact inhibition provides a clue to can...

The naked mole-rat is the longest living rodent with a maximum lifespan exceeding 28 years. In addition to its longevity,...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

Oscillatory recruitment of signaling proteins to cell tips promotes coordinat...

Cell-cell communication is essential for coordinating physiological responses in multicellular organisms and is required for various developmental processes, including cell...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

How blood-derived odor influences mate-choice decisions by a mosquito-eating ...

Evarcha culicivora (Araneae, Salticidae) feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood by choosing, as preferred prey, bloodcarrying female mosquitoes. Mutual mate-choice behavior...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

From the Cover: Age-related hearing loss in C57BL/6J mice is mediated by Bak-...

Age-related hearing loss (AHL), known as presbycusis, is a universal feature of mammalian aging and is the most common sensory...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

Transcriptional regulator Id2 controls survival of hepatic NKT cells [Immunol...

Natural killer T cells expressing an invariant T-cell receptor (iNKT) regulate activation of both innate and adaptive immunity in many...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

Prevention and treatment of cervical cancer in mice using estrogen receptor a...

The majority of human cervical cancers are associated with the high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types. In mouse models for HPV-associated...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

Cellular stress created by intermediary metabolite imbalances [Microbiology]

Small molecules generally activate or inhibit gene transcription as externally added substrates or as internally accumulated end-products, respectively. Rarely has...


17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

Correction for Yoon et al., CIB1 functions as a Ca2+-sensitive modulator of s...
17 Nov 2009 at 4:12pm

On the evaporation of ammonium sulfate solution [Applied_Physical_Sciences]

Aqueous evaporation and condensation kinetics are poorly understood, and uncertainties in their rates affect predictions of cloud behavior and therefore...


10 Nov 2009 at 1:27pm

From the Cover: Cooperation and individuality among man-eating lions [Ecology]

Cooperation is the cornerstone of lion social behavior. In a notorious case, a coalition of two adult male lions from...


10 Nov 2009 at 1:27pm

A theory for the evolution of other-regard integrating proximate and ultimate...

Although much previous work describes evolutionary mechanisms that promote or stabilize different social behaviors, we still have little understanding of...


10 Nov 2009 at 1:27pm

Genetic variations in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor {gamma} expr...

Metabolic syndrome, a clustering of conditions including obesity, insulin resistance, and hypertension, is a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and...


10 Nov 2009 at 1:27pm

Pdx1 (MODY4) regulates pancreatic beta cell susceptibility to ER stress [Medi...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) results from pancreatic β cell failure in the setting of insulin resistance. Heterozygous mutations in...


10 Nov 2009 at 1:27pm

Imaging the interaction of HIV-1 genomes and Gag during assembly of individua...

The incorporation of viral genomes into particles has never previously been imaged in live infected cells. Thus, for many viruses...


10 Nov 2009 at 1:27pm


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