Tag: model organisms
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Early Embryonic Clues: Climate Adaptation Starts in Fruit Flies
Introduction: A window into rapid climate adaptation As global temperatures rise, scientists are racing to understand how living beings adapt to a faster pace of change. A recent study from the University of Vermont focuses on the embryonic stage of a globally common species, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, to explore how early development plants…
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First Brain Cell Atlas: Mapping Neurodevelopment and Psychiatric Disorder Susceptibilities
Introduction: A New Map for the Brain The first comprehensive brain cell atlas offers a detailed map of how brain cells develop and organize themselves across humans and other mammals. By charting the emergence and transformation of diverse cell types during development, scientists are uncovering where and when vulnerabilities to neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders arise.…