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

Males of Caenorhabditis elegans provide a crucial practical tool in the laboratory, but, as the
rarer and more finicky sex, have not enjoyed the same depth of research attention as …

It is unknown whether transient transgenerational epigenetic responses to environmental
challenges affect the process of evolution, which typically unfolds over many generations …

Pathogens generate ubiquitous selective pressures and host–pathogen interactions alter
social behaviours in many animals,,–. However, very little is known about the neuronal …

The effect of the detailed connectivity of a neural circuit on its function and the resulting
behavior of the organism is a key question in many neural systems. Here, we study the …

For sexually reproducing animals, selecting optimal mates is important for maximizing
reproductive fitness. In the nematode C. elegans, populations reproduce largely by …

Many animals perceive odorant molecules by collecting information from ensembles of
olfactory neurons, where each neuron uses receptors that are tuned to recognize certain …

Sexual maturation must occur on a controlled developmental schedule. In mammals,
Makorin3 (MKRN3) and the miRNA regulators LIN28A/B are key regulators of this process …

Apical extracellular matrix (aECM) constitutes the interface between every tissue and the
outside world. It is patterned into diverse tissue-specific structures through unknown …

Sexually dimorphic behaviours require underlying differences in the nervous system
between males and females. The extent to which nervous systems are sexually dimorphic …