Epigenetic mechanisms are proposed as an important way in which the genome responds
to the environment. Epigenetic marks, including DNA methylation and Histone modifications …

Aging is the progressive decline or loss of function at the cellular, tissue, and organismal
levels that ultimately leads to death. A number of external and internal factors, including diet …

Developmental plasticity refers to the property by which the same genotype produces
distinct phenotypes depending on the environmental conditions under which development …

Here, we reveal an unanticipated role of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in regulating complex
social behavior in ants. Using scRNA-seq, we find localization in the BBB of a key hormone …

Background Most, if not all, organisms possess the ability to alter their phenotype in direct
response to changes in their environment, a phenomenon known as phenotypic plasticity …

Epigenetic inheritance is fundamentally important to cellular differentiation and
developmental plasticity. In this review, we provide an introduction to the field of molecular …

INTRODUCTION Eusocial insects, such as ants, live a communal lifestyle within colonies of
close genetic relatives. Colony members are organized into castes defined by behavioral …

Genomes of eusocial insects code for dramatic examples of phenotypic plasticity and social
organization. We compared the genomes of seven ants, the honeybee, and various solitary …

The sophisticated organization of eusocial insect societies is largely based on the regulation
of complex behaviors by hydrocarbon pheromones present on the cuticle. We used …

Understanding the molecular basis of how behavioural states are established, maintained
and altered by environmental cues is an area of considerable and growing interest …