The brain science collaboration that offers hope to blind people
[ad_1] Jean Mary Zarate: 00:05Hello, and welcome to Tales From the Synapse, a podcast brought to you by Nature Careers in partnership with Nature Neuroscience. I’m Jean Mary Zarate, a…
Diversity of mitochondrial networks in lung cancer imaged
[ad_1] RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 15 March 2023 The structure and function of mitochondrial networks were analysed using a combination of approaches to generate detailed maps of these cellular organelles. This analysis…
Fastest-ever calcium sensors broaden the potential of neuronal imaging
[ad_1] THE PAPER IN BRIEF• Genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) are designer proteins that react to intracellular calcium-ion (Ca2+)influxes — which occur during the activation of neurons — by emitting…
How do we smell? First 3D structure of human odour receptor offers clues
[ad_1] The OR51E2 receptor is activated by propionate, which has a cheesy odour.CREDIT: Antonio Nardelli/ EyeEm/ Getty Images It is thanks to proteins in the nose called odour receptors that…
Sweeping report calls for anti-bias measures in US science
[ad_1] US science must take anti-bias measures or risk imperiling the research enterprise, the report finds.Credit: Getty Universities and other employers in the US science sector must adopt practices that…
How stem cells make a human brain
[ad_1] A mouse’s brain (red and blue) hosts a human astrocyte (green) that arose from transplanted neural stem cells.Credit: Liu et al./Cell (2023) In a technical “tour de force”, researchers…
GPT-4 is here: what scientists think
[ad_1] The GPT-4 artificial-intelligence model is not yet widely available.Credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Artificial intelligence company OpenAI this week unveiled GPT-4, the latest incarnation of its large language…
Tormentor mentors, and how to survive them
[ad_1] A mentor should be a source of support, but a bad one can make their trainee’s career a nightmare.Credit: Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty A mentor is the guide by your…
Nord Stream pipeline blasts stirred up toxic sediment
[ad_1] The harbour porpoise is among the species threatened by the Nord Stream blasts.Credit: Minden Pictures/Alamy The explosions that blasted holes in the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines kicked up…
Volcanoes on Venus? ‘Striking’ finding hints at modern-day activity
[ad_1] This computer-generated image, based on data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, shows Maat Mons, a large volcano (8 kilometres high) on Venus.Credit: NASA/JPL Scientists have found some of the strongest…
