Inhibiting nuclear movement fluctuations through cell cycle inhibitors or N-cadherin overexpression suppresses basal fluidity in human neuroepithelia.
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We found that basal fluidity is driven by greater fluctuations in nuclear movement within the basal region of human neuroepithelia.
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Although human, gorilla, and mouse neuroepithelia appear similar, oil microdroplets move dynamically only in the basal region of human neuroepithelia. This droplet motility ceases as neurogenesis began.
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New preprint from the lab! We discovered a transient fluidization in the basal region of human forebrains by tracking microdroplets in cerebral organoids.This “basal fluidization”, absent in gorilla and mouse, may contribute to greater surface expansion in human forebrains
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Although I often spotted woodpeckers in Dresden, I never actually caught them in action. Today I woke up to this sound!🐦
This little overachiever managed 20 pecks in just 4 sec and continued for at least 15 min. Inspired, I tried 5 clicks/sec with my finger and got completely exhausted after 1 min

Real Bluesky icon here🦋!
Seeing the structural coloring of blue morphos had been on my bucket list for a long time. Now ticked.

I want Apple to make a new shiny blue iPhone using the same principle

Finally joined this platform! Looking forward to exploring fascinating science and research here again.
I'm interested in differences among animal species and how we can study them using stem cell-based models.
From tiny shrews (2 grams) to massive blue whales (150 tons), the diversity is astounding