Current Biology
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Scientific journal publishing research, overview and commentary across all of biology. All of it!
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Check out our newest issue where we interview @juliesemmelhack.bsky.social, who studies the neural circuits of visual behavior at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Q & A
Interview with Julie Semmelhack, who studies the neural circuits of visual behavior
at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Check out our newest issue where we interview @juliesemmelhack.bsky.social, who studies the neural circuits of visual behavior at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. www.cell.com/current-biol...
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🦇CARNIVOROUS BAT RIVALS BIG CATS 🦁 IN HUNTING ABILITY
Researchers from our lab incl. Leonie Baier & @laurastidsholt.bsky.social discovered that the fringe-lipped bats of Panama hunt for prey near their own body size - similar to large cats!
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Fotos: Grant Maslowski
Researchers from our lab incl. Leonie Baier & @laurastidsholt.bsky.social discovered that the fringe-lipped bats of Panama hunt for prey near their own body size - similar to large cats!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Fotos: Grant Maslowski
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🦇CARNIVOROUS BAT RIVALS BIG CATS 🦁 IN HUNTING ABILITY
Researchers from our lab incl. Leonie Baier & @laurastidsholt.bsky.social discovered that the fringe-lipped bats of Panama hunt for prey near their own body size - similar to large cats!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Fotos: Grant Maslowski
Researchers from our lab incl. Leonie Baier & @laurastidsholt.bsky.social discovered that the fringe-lipped bats of Panama hunt for prey near their own body size - similar to large cats!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Fotos: Grant Maslowski
How are small #bats able to efficiently hunt prey their own size?
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Leonie Baier & team show how👇
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Leonie Baier & team show how👇
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November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
How are small #bats able to efficiently hunt prey their own size?
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Leonie Baier & team show how👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Leonie Baier & team show how👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
If someone told you: "I'm doing a study featuring lichen, drones and #dinosaur bones" What would you say?
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Remote sensing of lichens with drones for detecting dinosaur bones
Brian Pickles and colleagues show that exposed dinosaur bones can be remote sensed
with drones by virtue of colored lichens growing on them.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
If someone told you: "I'm doing a study featuring lichen, drones and #dinosaur bones" What would you say?
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Pun of the week goes to:
With @aconga.bsky.social we wrote a short Dispatch to highlight two awesome companion papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social by @jeffgroh.bsky.social, @gcbias.bsky.social and by Liu et al. on how the control of heterodichogamy is going nuts in the Juglandaceae :
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November 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Pun of the week goes to:
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Here is my @currentbiology.bsky.social dispatch on an excellent article by the @coudertlab.bsky.social. Re-visiting the shoot branching field (and learning many new things in the process!) brought back fond memories from my time at @slcuplants.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Plant development: Auxin diffusion controls moss shoot architecture
The phytohormone auxin is a conserved inhibitor of shoot branching in plants. While directional, carrier-mediated transport is necessary for the proce…
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November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Here is my @currentbiology.bsky.social dispatch on an excellent article by the @coudertlab.bsky.social. Re-visiting the shoot branching field (and learning many new things in the process!) brought back fond memories from my time at @slcuplants.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
You are what you #wheat.
#wheat provides 1 in 5 calories humans consume 🌾
This primer traces its evolution, domestication and looks at future challenges for.
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#wheat provides 1 in 5 calories humans consume 🌾
This primer traces its evolution, domestication and looks at future challenges for.
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Wheat
Shen et al. outline wheat’s origin and domestication, spread and adaptation mechanisms,
yield-determining factors, as well as the challenges and corresponding responses in
future wheat agricultural pr...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
You are what you #wheat.
#wheat provides 1 in 5 calories humans consume 🌾
This primer traces its evolution, domestication and looks at future challenges for.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#wheat provides 1 in 5 calories humans consume 🌾
This primer traces its evolution, domestication and looks at future challenges for.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Just because #ants are so abundant, doesn't mean they aren't also affected by the #biodiversity crisis.
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Michael Gross reports
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Michael Gross reports
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Ant diversity at risk
The abundance and expansive success of cosmopolitan ant species have created the impression
that they are not affected by declines caused by human interference in ecosystems.
However, ant species ende...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just because #ants are so abundant, doesn't mean they aren't also affected by the #biodiversity crisis.
🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Michael Gross reports
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Michael Gross reports
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2025 spirit animal: the upside-down jellyfish
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Find out about their amazing biology here👇
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by Noémie Buratto& @elisjthore.bsky.social
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Find out about their amazing biology here👇
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by Noémie Buratto& @elisjthore.bsky.social
Upside-down jellyfish
Noémie Buratto and Eli Thoré introduce Cassiopea, a genus of jellyfish living invertedly
on the sea floor.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
2025 spirit animal: the upside-down jellyfish
🪼🙃
Find out about their amazing biology here👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
by Noémie Buratto& @elisjthore.bsky.social
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Find out about their amazing biology here👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
by Noémie Buratto& @elisjthore.bsky.social
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Unusual low-risk/high-gain strategy in small #bats: Short search and pursuit times with high hunting success rates and targeting prey approaching their own body size of 30 g.
Baier et al 2025 @currentbiology.bsky.social Extreme hunting efficiency in a carnivorous bat
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Baier et al 2025 @currentbiology.bsky.social Extreme hunting efficiency in a carnivorous bat
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Unusual low-risk/high-gain strategy in small #bats: Short search and pursuit times with high hunting success rates and targeting prey approaching their own body size of 30 g.
Baier et al 2025 @currentbiology.bsky.social Extreme hunting efficiency in a carnivorous bat
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Baier et al 2025 @currentbiology.bsky.social Extreme hunting efficiency in a carnivorous bat
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Our latest issue is out!
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On the cover, a male Victoria's riflebird doing his best to dazzle a female (or screaming at the white blob?)
Paper & dispatch here👇
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On the cover, a male Victoria's riflebird doing his best to dazzle a female (or screaming at the white blob?)
Paper & dispatch here👇
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November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Our latest issue is out!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
On the cover, a male Victoria's riflebird doing his best to dazzle a female (or screaming at the white blob?)
Paper & dispatch here👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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www.cell.com/current-biol...
On the cover, a male Victoria's riflebird doing his best to dazzle a female (or screaming at the white blob?)
Paper & dispatch here👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Bittersweet to see our obituary of Mark Norell published in @currentbiology.bsky.social this week. Godspeed Mark, from Pete, Jim, and me--and the whole AMNH community.
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Bittersweet to see our obituary of Mark Norell published in @currentbiology.bsky.social this week. Godspeed Mark, from Pete, Jim, and me--and the whole AMNH community.
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Diatom ultrastructural diversity across controlled and natural environments: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol... @currentbiology.bsky.social
Diatom ultrastructural diversity across controlled and natural environments
Flori et al. establish high-resolution and generalizable immunofluorescence in cultured
and environmental diatoms, thanks to 4-fold cryo-expansion microscopy. This represents
a step-change for compara...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Diatom ultrastructural diversity across controlled and natural environments: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol... @currentbiology.bsky.social
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Thrilled to share that this work has been accepted for publication @currentbiology.bsky.social 🥳
Special shoutout to the editorial team – the process was incredibly smooth and productive. Read more here:
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Special shoutout to the editorial team – the process was incredibly smooth and productive. Read more here:
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November 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Thrilled to share that this work has been accepted for publication @currentbiology.bsky.social 🥳
Special shoutout to the editorial team – the process was incredibly smooth and productive. Read more here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Special shoutout to the editorial team – the process was incredibly smooth and productive. Read more here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our 2025 State of the Climate Report was just published in BioScience by scientists from around the world including @michaelemann.bsky.social @petergleick.bsky.social This video (2 minutes) shows the key highlights: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our 2025 State of the Climate Report was just published in BioScience by scientists from around the world including @michaelemann.bsky.social @petergleick.bsky.social This video (2 minutes) shows the key highlights: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Check out our newest issue where we interview Antonis Rokas, who uses DNA data from fungi, animals, and plants to study the patterns and processes of evolutionary diversity at Vanderbilt University. @rokaslab.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
Q & A
Interview with Antonis Rokas, who uses DNA data from fungi, animals, and plants to
study the patterns and processes of evolutionary diversity at Vanderbilt University.
www.cell.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Check out our newest issue where we interview Antonis Rokas, who uses DNA data from fungi, animals, and plants to study the patterns and processes of evolutionary diversity at Vanderbilt University. @rokaslab.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
As days are getting cooler in the Northern hemisphere and our planet is being cooked by reckless humans, #thermoregulation concerns all of us.
a 🧠 💪 perspective in this great review by Natalia Machado & team.
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a 🧠 💪 perspective in this great review by Natalia Machado & team.
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A brain–body perspective on thermoregulatory adaptation
Aten et al. review how brain–body interactions modulate the thermoregulatory system
under homeostatic or adaptive conditions, including sickness, torpor and pregnancy.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
As days are getting cooler in the Northern hemisphere and our planet is being cooked by reckless humans, #thermoregulation concerns all of us.
a 🧠 💪 perspective in this great review by Natalia Machado & team.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
a 🧠 💪 perspective in this great review by Natalia Machado & team.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
The #brain is often viewed as rather separate from the rest of body. One way it is separated somewhat is the BBB — the blood-brain-barrier.
Fabulous primer by @axelmontagne.bsky.social and Audrey Chagnot
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Fabulous primer by @axelmontagne.bsky.social and Audrey Chagnot
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The blood–brain barrier
Here, Audrey Chagnot and Axel Montagne discuss the structural and functional features
of the blood–brain barrier and the association of its disruption with various pathologies.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The #brain is often viewed as rather separate from the rest of body. One way it is separated somewhat is the BBB — the blood-brain-barrier.
Fabulous primer by @axelmontagne.bsky.social and Audrey Chagnot
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Fabulous primer by @axelmontagne.bsky.social and Audrey Chagnot
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Curious to know more about the blood-brain barrier? Audrey Chagnot and @axelmontagne.bsky.social have put together this comprehensive primer for a brain-body interactions special issue in 'Current Biology' 👇
Excited to share our Current Biology Primer written with Dr. Audrey Chagnot in the Brain-Body Interactions special issue!
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
The blood–brain barrier
In animals, the central nervous system (CNS) plays a crucial role as the primary organ responsible for integrating environmental information and coord…
shorturl.at
October 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Curious to know more about the blood-brain barrier? Audrey Chagnot and @axelmontagne.bsky.social have put together this comprehensive primer for a brain-body interactions special issue in 'Current Biology' 👇
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Excited to share our Current Biology Primer written with Dr. Audrey Chagnot in the Brain-Body Interactions special issue!
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
The blood–brain barrier
In animals, the central nervous system (CNS) plays a crucial role as the primary organ responsible for integrating environmental information and coord…
shorturl.at
October 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Excited to share our Current Biology Primer written with Dr. Audrey Chagnot in the Brain-Body Interactions special issue!
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
We discuss how the BBB works, what happens when it breaks down, and why this matters for brain and body health.
@ukdri.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social
shorturl.at/NNc57
Some spiritual traditions believe the 'self' as a coherent, enduring entity to be an illusion, there is also a tangible 'bodily self' that forms the basis of this notion through somatosensation.
Fascinating Primer by Pattrick Haggard and @mattlongo.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Fascinating Primer by Pattrick Haggard and @mattlongo.bsky.social
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October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Some spiritual traditions believe the 'self' as a coherent, enduring entity to be an illusion, there is also a tangible 'bodily self' that forms the basis of this notion through somatosensation.
Fascinating Primer by Pattrick Haggard and @mattlongo.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Fascinating Primer by Pattrick Haggard and @mattlongo.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Safe to say that after dopamine and serotonin, #oxytocin is the most widely known brain messenger.
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In our #brain–body special, @sarahwinokur.bsky.social and colleagues provide everything you need to know about oxytocin.
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In our #brain–body special, @sarahwinokur.bsky.social and colleagues provide everything you need to know about oxytocin.
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Oxytocin
Winokur et al. provide a modern overview of oxytocin and its functions in reproduction,
social interactions, and physiology.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Safe to say that after dopamine and serotonin, #oxytocin is the most widely known brain messenger.
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In our #brain–body special, @sarahwinokur.bsky.social and colleagues provide everything you need to know about oxytocin.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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In our #brain–body special, @sarahwinokur.bsky.social and colleagues provide everything you need to know about oxytocin.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Much of study of #brain–body interactions is focus on the #gut–brain axis.
The enteric nervous system is where a lot of this plays out, here a primer 👇
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The enteric nervous system is where a lot of this plays out, here a primer 👇
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The enteric nervous system
In this primer, David Linden and Keith Sharkey discuss the development and cellular
organization of the enteric nervous system, and its role in controlling gut motility
and immune and mucosal function...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Much of study of #brain–body interactions is focus on the #gut–brain axis.
The enteric nervous system is where a lot of this plays out, here a primer 👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
The enteric nervous system is where a lot of this plays out, here a primer 👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
This great primer from our #brain–body special by @dulaclab.bsky.social explores the many ways in which the brain and the immune system interact in the diseased state.
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Sickness and the brain
Zuri Sullivan and Catherine Dulac discuss the reciprocal communication between the
brain and the immune system in sickness behavior.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This great primer from our #brain–body special by @dulaclab.bsky.social explores the many ways in which the brain and the immune system interact in the diseased state.
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www.cell.com/current-biol...
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www.cell.com/current-biol...