Trophic interactions play a vital role in soil functioning and are increasingly considered as
important drivers of the soil microbiome and biogeochemical cycles. In the last decade …

Chemosensory neurons translate perception of external chemical cues, including odorants,
tastants, and pheromones, into information that drives attraction or avoidance motor …

Comprehensively resolving neuronal identities in whole-brain images is a major challenge.
We achieve this in C. elegans by engineering a multicolor transgene called NeuroPAL (a …

Animals coexist in commensal, pathogenic or mutualistic relationships with complex
communities of diverse organisms, including microorganisms. Some bacteria produce …

Mitochondrial genomes (mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA) encode essential oxidative
phosphorylation (OXPHOS) components. Because hundreds of mtDNAs exist per cell, a …

Myocardial infarction leads to loss of tissue and impairment of cardiac performance. The
remaining myocytes are unable to reconstitute the necrotic tissue, and the post-infarcted …

Advances in research and technology has increased our quality of life, allowed us to combat
diseases, and achieve increased longevity. Unfortunately, increased longevity is …

Food can be hazardous, either through toxicity or through bacterial infections that follow the
ingestion of a tainted food source. Because learning about food quality enhances survival …

Insects provide an attractive system for the study of olfactory sensory perception. We have
identified a novel family of seven transmembrane domain proteins, encoded by 100 to 200 …

C. elegans has a highly developed chemosensory system that enables it to detect a wide
variety of volatile (olfactory) and water-soluble (gustatory) cues associated with food …