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Gene Networks in Neural & Developmental Plasticity

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The Gene Networks in Neural and Developmental Plasticity theme uses gene expression to explain why animals are highly diverse, even though the fundamentals are conserved across species.

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Gene Robinson and colleagues discovered that honey bee larvae experience a temporary loss of odor detection. The reduced expression of a gene essential to the sense of smell is likely a result of the bees’ social evolution, the researchers say.
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Honey bees’ sense of smell changes from larval to adult life stages, study finds
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U. of I. entomology professor and department head May Berenbaum describes how decades of basic research into insect biology led to the successful eradication of the New World screwworm, which has recently appeared again in southern U.S. states. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer
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What have decades of eradication efforts taught us about the New World screwworm?
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"Given this history, gene flow between the species is unlikely to be beneficial, and hybrid elephants should be avoided for translocations," said Alfred Roca, professor of animal sciences / Laura Bertola
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Elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation
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African BioGenome Project proposed Digital Sequence Infrastructure roadmap to enable Africa implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
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Scaling African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics to achieve the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
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Soybean cyst nematode. Image credit Esmaeil Miraeiz.
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Comprehensive genetic library for soybean cyst nematode could renew resistance, profitability for soybean growers
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Howard Gritton (left) and Paul Bonthuis. Jozien Goense not pictured. Elizabeth Bello, Beckman Communications Office.
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Researchers receive $2.7M NIH grant to investigate effects of phthalate exposure on neurodevelopment
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