Neuroscientists still possess an incomplete understanding of how different neurons interface and communicate throughout the brain’s wiring diagram, called the connectome. In a recent eLife article, Caltech molecular neurobiologist Carlos Lois and colleagues introduce a new tool to screen for such … Continue reading
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Journal Club: New technique lights up the connectome, tracking signals across neuronal populations
Categories: Applied Biological Sciences | Biochemistry | Journal Club | Neuroscience
Tagged axon, connectome, dendrite, electron microscopy, neuon, TRACT, wiring diagram
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Journal Club: Insights from 3-D images defy assumptions about how plant cells communicate
When plant cells communicate, plasmodesmata serve as crucial conduits. These channels cross cell walls, linking one cell to its neighbor. If a plant needs to grow larger or fight off a pathogen, molecular signals pass through plasmodesmata to keep cells … Continue reading
Categories: Cell Biology | Journal Club | Plant Biology
Tagged Arabidopsis, cell communication, electron microscopy, plant cell, plasmodesmata
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