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How Insect Brains Use Similar Nerve Pathways for Exploring and Sampling

Freas CA; Wystrach A

Some insects, like desert ants, stop and turn to look around when they are unsure of where to go, which helps them learn about their surroundings. Researchers showed that this looking-around behavior comes naturally from the ants' brain circuits used for navigating, without needing anything extra. Their model predicted different ways the ants look around, like quick turns and pauses, and it matched real-life videos of ants.

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New Insights into Cell DNA Organization During Growth Stages

Choubani L; Miura H; Ichinose T; Oji A; Takahashi S; Cerbus RT; Hiratani I

Scientists studied how DNA in a cell changes its shape during different parts of the cell's life. They found that DNA structures get stronger when the cell starts copying its DNA and then change back later. These changes help us understand how DNA is organized throughout the cell’s life.

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