Current Biology
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Scientific journal publishing research, overview and commentary across all of biology. All of it!
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Now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social: neuroscientists in the lab of @felsenberg.bsky.social found that in fruit flies, re-tasting a sugar reward can weaken past memories, pointing to new ways to safely update harmful ones. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
How a sweet treat can change memories
Memories must be flexible so animals can adapt when the world changes. FMI neuroscientists found that in fruit flies, simply tasting a sugar reward again can weaken all previous associated memories. T...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social: neuroscientists in the lab of @felsenberg.bsky.social found that in fruit flies, re-tasting a sugar reward can weaken past memories, pointing to new ways to safely update harmful ones. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
We get slight cover envy...
Just discovered the wonderful covers of 'Genes to Cells', the journal of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan @mbsj-official.bsky.social – absolutely beautiful!
here some examples inspired by mitosis, CRISPR, the DNA helix, and plant pigments
here some examples inspired by mitosis, CRISPR, the DNA helix, and plant pigments
February 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
We get slight cover envy...
"Saw her in the Amazon
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
"Saw her in the Amazon
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
This is who runs this account
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This is who runs this account
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It was good to catch up on my reading for this dispatch in Current Biology. Sjoerd Woudenberg in the Weijers lab, Wallner et al. In the Dolan lab and Flores Sandoval et al. In the Bowman lab have done a great job! Evolution and development: What makes a merry stem?: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Evolution and development: What makes a merry stem?
From tiny mosses to giant redwoods, around 450,000 species of land plants show a huge
variety of forms, yet all land plants develop from stem cells in proliferative meristems.
What makes a meristem? T...
www.cell.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It was good to catch up on my reading for this dispatch in Current Biology. Sjoerd Woudenberg in the Weijers lab, Wallner et al. In the Dolan lab and Flores Sandoval et al. In the Bowman lab have done a great job! Evolution and development: What makes a merry stem?: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Iranians are experiencing a collective trauma. Thousands have been killed/injured in recent events, the economy is crippled & the threat of a wider conflict is real. This is especially difficult for those living in Iran, as many have lost (or fear losing) loved ones. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Iranians are experiencing a collective trauma. Thousands have been killed/injured in recent events, the economy is crippled & the threat of a wider conflict is real. This is especially difficult for those living in Iran, as many have lost (or fear losing) loved ones. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Latest issue is out!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Rather than a charismatic cow, this time we feature a cryptic beauty & unsung hero —the detritivore— vital for soil-related ecosystem function.
An orange springtail, devouring detritus in its native edaphic habitat. 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Rather than a charismatic cow, this time we feature a cryptic beauty & unsung hero —the detritivore— vital for soil-related ecosystem function.
An orange springtail, devouring detritus in its native edaphic habitat. 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...
February 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Latest issue is out!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Rather than a charismatic cow, this time we feature a cryptic beauty & unsung hero —the detritivore— vital for soil-related ecosystem function.
An orange springtail, devouring detritus in its native edaphic habitat. 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Rather than a charismatic cow, this time we feature a cryptic beauty & unsung hero —the detritivore— vital for soil-related ecosystem function.
An orange springtail, devouring detritus in its native edaphic habitat. 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...
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A new review of Elusive Cures is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social. Thoughtful and thought-provoking. Appreciated!
I'd love to see it inspire other researchers to spell out their ideas about the "Grand Plan". Progress in our next steps depends on such discussions.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
I'd love to see it inspire other researchers to spell out their ideas about the "Grand Plan". Progress in our next steps depends on such discussions.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
A new review of Elusive Cures is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social. Thoughtful and thought-provoking. Appreciated!
I'd love to see it inspire other researchers to spell out their ideas about the "Grand Plan". Progress in our next steps depends on such discussions.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
I'd love to see it inspire other researchers to spell out their ideas about the "Grand Plan". Progress in our next steps depends on such discussions.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Here, researchers Sarah Shipley, Caswell Barry, et al. investigated how disruptions in hippocampal reactivations relate to place cell stability and spatial memory deficits in #AlzheimersDisease mouse model. @ucl.ac.uk @currentbiology.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...
February 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Here, researchers Sarah Shipley, Caswell Barry, et al. investigated how disruptions in hippocampal reactivations relate to place cell stability and spatial memory deficits in #AlzheimersDisease mouse model. @ucl.ac.uk @currentbiology.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Our first 2026 paper is out @currentbiology.bsky.social!
👏 to @nathancsharris.bsky.social (now Asst Prof, GA State) and PD Priya Dutta.
Here we show how transcriptional and trafficking pathways coordinate thermoreceptor levels to precisely modulate response plasticity
www.cell.com/current-biol...
👏 to @nathancsharris.bsky.social (now Asst Prof, GA State) and PD Priya Dutta.
Here we show how transcriptional and trafficking pathways coordinate thermoreceptor levels to precisely modulate response plasticity
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Experience-dependent reconfiguration of thermoreceptors regulates neuronal response plasticity
Harris, Dutta, et al. find that experience-dependent plasticity in the activation
threshold of the AFD thermosensory neurons is mediated by modulating warm and cold
thermoreceptor levels at the sensor...
www.cell.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Our first 2026 paper is out @currentbiology.bsky.social!
👏 to @nathancsharris.bsky.social (now Asst Prof, GA State) and PD Priya Dutta.
Here we show how transcriptional and trafficking pathways coordinate thermoreceptor levels to precisely modulate response plasticity
www.cell.com/current-biol...
👏 to @nathancsharris.bsky.social (now Asst Prof, GA State) and PD Priya Dutta.
Here we show how transcriptional and trafficking pathways coordinate thermoreceptor levels to precisely modulate response plasticity
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Using #FungiFriday to plug our special issue from last summer, packed with interesting mycology reviews, primers and other pieces...🍄👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Using #FungiFriday to plug our special issue from last summer, packed with interesting mycology reviews, primers and other pieces...🍄👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
"how your email finds me"🐍
My pet royal python has been a bit cold lately so I’ve taken him out for a warming slither as I check my morning emails.
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM
"how your email finds me"🐍
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Shifting leaf fall #phenology disrupts #ecosystem #function.
Out now @currentbiology.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
➡️ Leaf litter fall 🍂 and processing in temperate streams is one of the most pervasive resource subsidies and ecosystem functions globally 🌍 .
Out now @currentbiology.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
➡️ Leaf litter fall 🍂 and processing in temperate streams is one of the most pervasive resource subsidies and ecosystem functions globally 🌍 .
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Shifting leaf fall #phenology disrupts #ecosystem #function.
Out now @currentbiology.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
➡️ Leaf litter fall 🍂 and processing in temperate streams is one of the most pervasive resource subsidies and ecosystem functions globally 🌍 .
Out now @currentbiology.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
➡️ Leaf litter fall 🍂 and processing in temperate streams is one of the most pervasive resource subsidies and ecosystem functions globally 🌍 .
New paper by @pimientoc.bsky.social & team: #biodiversity of sharks and rays over time.
As predators they shape marine ecosystems.
Many of the ~1200 living species are in danger, mainly from overfishing, and in need of conservation action.
more on shark conservation👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...
As predators they shape marine ecosystems.
Many of the ~1200 living species are in danger, mainly from overfishing, and in need of conservation action.
more on shark conservation👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
New paper by @pimientoc.bsky.social & team: #biodiversity of sharks and rays over time.
As predators they shape marine ecosystems.
Many of the ~1200 living species are in danger, mainly from overfishing, and in need of conservation action.
more on shark conservation👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...
As predators they shape marine ecosystems.
Many of the ~1200 living species are in danger, mainly from overfishing, and in need of conservation action.
more on shark conservation👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Our new paper is online! We found that 1) today's shark & ray diversity was already reached ~100Ma; 2) that the K/Pg extinction was not catastrophic; 3) that the max diversity was reached ~50Ma; and 4) that today's diversity is depleted compared to the past.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Revealing the hidden patterns of shark and ray diversity over the past 145 million years
Gardiner et al. reconstruct the diversity of sharks and rays across the past 145 million
years using deep learning and an extensive dataset. Their results unveil previously
hidden patterns, including ...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Our new paper is online! We found that 1) today's shark & ray diversity was already reached ~100Ma; 2) that the K/Pg extinction was not catastrophic; 3) that the max diversity was reached ~50Ma; and 4) that today's diversity is depleted compared to the past.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Cover girl Veronika is making headlines across the globe🐂
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Cover girl Veronika is making headlines across the globe🐂
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Advice from Pat Izar: "First, trust your own perspective. Your experiences, your landscape, your languages: these are forms of knowledge. Science needs them. Second, seek community. [..] And finally, remember that building a more equitable science is a collective effort. We advance together."
WORD!
WORD!
Q&A with Patrícia Izar, who is a Professor of Ethology at the University of São Paulo, where she studies the behavioral ecology, plasticity, and cognition of Platyrrhine primates, especially robust capuchin monkeys (Sapajus). www.cell.com/current-biol...
Patrícia Izar
Interview with Patrícia Izar, who studies the behavioral ecology, plasticity, and
cognition of Platyrrhine primates at the University of São Paulo.
www.cell.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Advice from Pat Izar: "First, trust your own perspective. Your experiences, your landscape, your languages: these are forms of knowledge. Science needs them. Second, seek community. [..] And finally, remember that building a more equitable science is a collective effort. We advance together."
WORD!
WORD!
Long distance migration provides food benefits for mule deer.🦌🦌🦌
New Study by Anna Ortega and colleagues:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
New Study by Anna Ortega and colleagues:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Long distance migration provides food benefits for mule deer.🦌🦌🦌
New Study by Anna Ortega and colleagues:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
New Study by Anna Ortega and colleagues:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Q&A with Patrícia Izar, who is a Professor of Ethology at the University of São Paulo, where she studies the behavioral ecology, plasticity, and cognition of Platyrrhine primates, especially robust capuchin monkeys (Sapajus). www.cell.com/current-biol...
Patrícia Izar
Interview with Patrícia Izar, who studies the behavioral ecology, plasticity, and
cognition of Platyrrhine primates at the University of São Paulo.
www.cell.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Q&A with Patrícia Izar, who is a Professor of Ethology at the University of São Paulo, where she studies the behavioral ecology, plasticity, and cognition of Platyrrhine primates, especially robust capuchin monkeys (Sapajus). www.cell.com/current-biol...
But can they scratch their backs with them?😂
January 21, 2026 at 8:08 AM
But can they scratch their backs with them?😂
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Bacterial metabolites induce cell wall remodeling, antifungal resistance, and immune recognition of commensal fungi
@currentbiology.bsky.social from @teresaomeara.bsky.social
E.coli vs C.albicans
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@currentbiology.bsky.social from @teresaomeara.bsky.social
E.coli vs C.albicans
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Bacterial metabolites induce cell wall remodeling, antifungal resistance, and immune recognition of commensal fungi
Davis et al. demonstrate that common gastrointestinal bacteria secrete metabolites
that induce global cell remodeling in Candida albicans. C. albicans uses the HOG cascade,
a central stress pathway, t...
www.cell.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Bacterial metabolites induce cell wall remodeling, antifungal resistance, and immune recognition of commensal fungi
@currentbiology.bsky.social from @teresaomeara.bsky.social
E.coli vs C.albicans
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@currentbiology.bsky.social from @teresaomeara.bsky.social
E.coli vs C.albicans
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Thrilled to share my latest Dispatch covering two beautiful papers from Dahmann and Boulan's groups. They use Drosophila to shed light on tissue growth regulation and proliferation control @currentbiology.bsky.social
www-cell-com.sire.ub.edu/current-biol...
www-cell-com.sire.ub.edu/current-biol...
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Thrilled to share my latest Dispatch covering two beautiful papers from Dahmann and Boulan's groups. They use Drosophila to shed light on tissue growth regulation and proliferation control @currentbiology.bsky.social
www-cell-com.sire.ub.edu/current-biol...
www-cell-com.sire.ub.edu/current-biol...
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“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
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About a decade ago, a baker in a small mountainous village in southern Austria noticed his cow doing something unusual... My latest for @science.org about the first documented case of tool use in cattle!
No bull: This Austrian cow has learned to use tools
First evidence for tool use in cattle includes a skill previously seen only in humans and chimpanzees
science.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
About a decade ago, a baker in a small mountainous village in southern Austria noticed his cow doing something unusual... My latest for @science.org about the first documented case of tool use in cattle!
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Last week I had the privilege of speaking with @auersperga.bsky.social and @biotay.bsky.social about a very talented cow. She's called Veronika, she's fabulous and she's currently getting a lot of well-deserved attention. Here's my piece for @iflscience.com:
www.iflscience.com/we-didnt-eve...
www.iflscience.com/we-didnt-eve...
“We Didn't Even Think About Looking”: Broom-Wielding Veronika Shows Tool Use In Cows Isn't So Absurd After All
Veronika the cow is the first documented example of flexible, multipurpose tool use in cattle – and she’s also a very good girl.
www.iflscience.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Last week I had the privilege of speaking with @auersperga.bsky.social and @biotay.bsky.social about a very talented cow. She's called Veronika, she's fabulous and she's currently getting a lot of well-deserved attention. Here's my piece for @iflscience.com:
www.iflscience.com/we-didnt-eve...
www.iflscience.com/we-didnt-eve...