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Social Communication: Did I Say You Could Touch That?

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People have always been amazed at the ability of bats to hunt and catch prey in complete darkness. Bats are able to navigate complex environments with precision and capture prey with superior accuracy. These feats are possible through a process … Continue reading

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Extracellular vesicles: A radical new form of animal communication

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Sensory systems are importance to survival and reproduction. Extracellular vesicles (ECVs) carry a wide range of proteins and offer a fairly new sensory system for animal communication. In general, extracellular vesicles are membranes surrounded structures released by cells. Within the … Continue reading

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Insect vision: New insight on a complex circuit

New neurogenic tools of Drosophila research have provided previously unknown information regarding the neural circuitry responsible for visually guided behaviors.  Researchers from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom have stimulated specific sensory ring neurons using a combined two-photo … Continue reading

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