06/28/2024
Research Article
Studies in animal models suggest that the hypothalamus is critical for modulating the switch between survival behaviors such as hunting versus escaping. Jaejoong Kim, Sarah Tashjian and Dean Mobbs use neuroimaging combined with computational modeling to show that the hypothalamus also modulates switching between survival actions in humans.
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Current Issue May 2024
06/27/2024
Methods and Resources
Established C. elegans chemotaxis assays depend on manual assays and worm counts that limit their scalability and reproducibility. Emily Fryer, Sujay Guha, Lucero Rogel-Hernandez, Theresa Logan-Garbisch, Miriam Goodman and co-workers develop a high-throughput platform for screening the valence of C. elegans chemotaxis to large libraries of small molecules.
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06/27/2024
Research Article
Hidden hearing loss involves the loss of cochlear inner hair cell synapses, which reduces the amplitude of sound-evoked auditory potentials. Lingchao Ji, Susan Shore, Gabriel Corfas and co-authors show that loss of these synapses degrades temporal auditory processing; conversely, the generation of supernumerary synapses results in above-normal temporal auditory processing in mice, with therapeutic implications.
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06/26/2024
Research Article
Object recognition has mainly been studied using unimodal stimuli. Heung-Yeol Lim and Inah Lee show that a subpopulation of neurons in the perirhinal cortex uses unimodal and multimodal sensory information both for flexible recognition of a multimodal object based on unimodal cues, and for episodic experience of the object.
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06/25/2024
Research Article
Beta oscillations are associated with many aspects of motor behavior and studies often include the entire beta frequency range. Simon Nougaret, Bjørg Elisabeth Kilavik and co-authors show that high and low beta rhythms co-reside in the motor cortex of macaques and have distinct, band-specific roles in movement control and spatio-temporal attention.
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06/21/2024
Research Article
Fungal biofilms are complex communities that can form on surfaces of implanted medical devices. Laxmi Shanker Rai, Sophie Bachellier-Bassi, Christophe d’Enfert and co-workers use an overexpression screen to identify novel modulators of Candida albicans biofilm formation, revealing that the transcription factors ZCF15 and ZCF26 regulate metabolic reprogramming during the transition from planktonic to biofilm growth.
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06/11/2024
Editorial
The planetary outlook for biodiversity is dire. Leah Gerber and Gwenllian Iacona introduce a new Collection of articles that discuss the data we have and the data we need for more effective conservation policies.
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06/10/2024
Essay
Vanessa Adams investigates why more progress has not been made in considering economic costs in conservation, and highlights common mistakes made when selecting, estimating, and including costs in conservation decisions.
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06/10/2024
Perspective
Conservationists are still grappling with what social justice means in practice. EJ Milner-Gulland argues that a major shift in mindset is required in order to achieve socially just, rights-based conservation, and that shift needs to happen now.
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06/04/2024
Essay
Frank Hawkins argues that we need better spatially explicit and actionable data on the causes of biodiversity loss that can be conveyed to company decision-makers in a format that they can use easily and efficiently.
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Translating conservation and biodiversity research from the field into the real world is a complex problem. This collection discusses issues around economics, policy, and how to do research that answers questions that decision makers have.
Symbiosis research has become a holistic and pervasive field with a mature theoretical basis. This collection showcases symbiotic relationships across the tree of life, exploring their evolutionary basis and underlying mechanisms.
PLOS Biology is 20 and we are celebrating with a collection that contains articles that look back at landmark studies that we published, others that look past and future, and others discussing how publishing and open science have evolved and what is to come.
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This collection explores engineering strategies to help us adapt plants to a changing climate, including breeding techniques, genome engineering, synthetic biology and microbiome engineering.
The green collection explores biological solutions that could be applied to reduce CO2 emissions, get rid of non-degradable plastics, produce food in a sustainable manner or generate energy.
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