When HHMI Investigator Amita Sehgal started studying sleep 25 years ago, the topic elicited a yawn from most biologists. "In ...

Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division. Yet the striking diversity in centromere ...

Ion channels are narrow passageways that play a pivotal role in many biological processes. To model how ions move through these tight spaces, pores need to be fabricated at very small length scales.

This study presents a potentially valuable exploration of the role of thalamic nuclei in language processing. The results will be of interest to researchers interested in the neurobiology of language.

This is an important study that identifies the developmental time window during which re-expression of TCF4 mutated in Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, can rescue phenotypic features of brain function in a TCF4 ...

Innovations in imaging and genetic engineering are coming together to probe the biophysics of cytoplasm inside living animals.