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The olfactory receptor SNIF-1 mediates foraging for leucine-enriched diets in .

Siddiqui R; Mehta N; Ranjith G; Félix MA; Chen C; Singh V

Animals use smells to find food with important nutrients. Scientists found that tiny worms use smell to find bacteria with an important nutrient called leucine. They discovered that a certain smell helps the worms pick the best food, and a part of the worm's brain helps make this decision.

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The dual molecular identity of vestibular kinocilia bridges structural and functional traits of primary and motile cilia.

Xu Z; Tavakoli A; Kulasooriya S; Liu H; Tu S; Bloom C; Li Y; Johnson TD; Zuo J; Tao L; Kachar B; He DZ

Scientists studied special cells in the ear called vestibular hair cells that help us balance and move. They found that these cells have parts like cilia, which are tiny hair-like structures, and discovered more about their genes and motion. Their work shows that these cilia might help move the hair cells, which no one knew before.

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