Revolutionary tool reveals hidden functions of brain cells – Neuroscience News

Summary: The researchers developed ConVERGD, a tool to precisely manipulate specific cell subpopulations, improving studies of cell diversity. The study demonstrates the utility of ConVERGD by identifying a norepinephrine neuron…

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Throughout the tree of life, “cellular cannibalism” is far more widespread than scientists thought

In addition to competing for resources, living cells actively kill and eat each other. New research into these cell-within-a-cell phenomena shows that they are not limited to cancer cells, but…

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