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Lights, motor neurons, and muscle action! Optical control of muscle function by transplantation of stem cell-derived motor neurons in mice

Annotated by Polly Huang

Annotated on 01/09/2015

Originally published 04/04/2014

Gearing up to jump Interacting gears synchronize propulsive leg movements in a jumping insect

Annotated by Rebecca M. Price

Annotated on 12/12/2014

Originally published 09/13/2013

Do birds of a feather flock together? Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution

Annotated by Jennifer Susan Stancill

Annotated on 11/28/2014

Originally published 05/23/2014

Implanting false memories Creating a false memory in the hippocampus

Annotated by Swagata Basu

Annotated on 11/07/2014

Originally published 07/26/2013

Black holes and galaxies...having a blast together Radio jets clearing the way through a galaxy: Watching feedback in action

Annotated by Stephen N. Floor

Annotated on 10/24/2014

Originally published 09/06/2013

Jumping genes! Dosage compensation via transposable element mediated rewiring of a regulatory network

Annotated by Parmit Singh

Annotated on 10/10/2014

Originally published 11/15/2013

Do you remember being born? Hippocampal neurogenesis regulates forgetting during adulthood and infancy

Annotated by Sarah Moore

Annotated on 09/26/2014

Originally published 05/09/2014

Chemical reactions up close Direct imaging of covalent bond structure in single-molecule chemical reactions

Annotated by Kelly Resmer

Annotated on 09/12/2014

Originally published 05/30/2013

New neurons stand out from the crowd Emergence of individuality in genetically identical mice

Annotated by Stephanie Redmond

Annotated on 08/01/2014

Originally published 05/10/2013

Deep clean your brain in one easy step Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain

Annotated by Kenton Hokanson

Annotated on 07/25/2014

Originally published 10/18/2013

Cracking the armor Crocodile head scales are not developmental units but emerge from physical cracking

Annotated by Desiree Stanley

Annotated on 06/02/2014

Originally published 11/29/2012

Can DNA enhance your look? Fine tuning of craniofacial morphology by distant-acting enhancers

Annotated by Katherine Woronowicz

Annotated on 05/15/2014

Originally published 10/25/2013

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Quake, rattle, and roll Enhanced remote earthquake triggering at fluid-injection sites in the midwestern United States

Annotated by Nicholas van der Elst

Annotated on 04/11/2014

Originally published 07/12/2013

Do clouds need passports? Dust and biological aerosols from the Sahara and Asia influence precipitation in the Western U.S.

Annotated by Stacey Brydges, Robert Pomeroy, Matthew J. Ruppel …

Annotated on 03/06/2014

Originally published 02/28/2013

How dynamic is your virus? Population dynamics of immune responses to persistent viruses

Annotated by Fanny Bernardon

Annotated on 02/04/2014

Originally published 04/05/1996

Lemmings: They're what's for dinner Cyclic dynamics in a simple vertebrate predator-prey community

Annotated by Fanny Bernardon

Annotated on 12/05/2013

Originally published 10/31/2003

The art of DNA DNA origami with complex curvatures in three-dimensional space

Annotated by John A. Means

Annotated on 12/04/2013

Originally published 04/15/2011

What the pelvis can teach us about evolution Adaptive evolution of pelvic reduction in sticklebacks by recurrent deletion of a Pitx1 enhancer

Annotated by Gillian R. Siegal

Annotated on 07/24/2013

Originally published 12/10/2009

Experiments Einstein could only dream of Measurement of the instantaneous velocity of a Brownian particle

Annotated by Melissa McCartney PhD

Annotated on 07/10/2013

Originally published 05/10/2010

A new diagnostic strategy for prostate cancer Urine TMPRSS2:ERG fusion transcript stratifies prostate cancer risk in men with elevated serum PSA

Annotated by Johanna Sandlund

Annotated on 07/10/2013

Originally published 08/03/2011

Replicating photosynthesis Wireless solar water splitting using silicon-based semiconductors and earth-abundant catalysts

Annotated by Melissa McCartney PhD

Annotated on 03/15/2012

Originally published 11/04/2011

Heads or tails? Polarized notum activation at wounds inhibits Wnt function to promote planarian head regeneration

Annotated by Melissa McCartney PhD

Annotated on 03/13/2012

Originally published 05/13/2011

A tiny fungus is causing big problems An emerging disease causes regional population collapse of a common north American Bat Species

Annotated by Melissa McCartney PhD

Annotated on 02/02/2012

Originally published 08/06/2010