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Episode 77: December 2021

In this episode, we hear about coral bleaching, neolithic diseases, oxytocin, the evolution of disease genes, and plans for an atlas of plant cells.
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Episode 77: December 2021
Wayne S. Grazio (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:38
    Trade-offs at coral reefs
    Corals that are immune to bleaching tend to grow more slowly
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Short Report by Brendan Cornwell, Katrina Armstrong ... Stephen R Palumbi
    • Insight by Line K Bay, Emily J Howells
  2. 6:44
    Boost from the past
    Neolithic diseases influenced the evolution of our immune responses
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Jorge Domínguez-Andrés, Yunus Kuijpers ... Mihai G Netea
  3. 13:07
    Mapping plant cells
    A plant cell atlas that shows the location and organization of molecules at cellular and tissue levels will help re-imagine plant sciences
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Feature Article by Plant Cell Atlas Consortium, Suryatapa Ghosh Jha ... Seung Y Rhee
  4. 20:39
    The science behind oxytocin
    How neurons fine-tune the release of oxytocin
    This chapter is based on the following content
  5. 27:02
    Genes and disease
    Deleterious genes hold up the evolution of healthy genes
    This chapter is based on the following content

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    1. Ecology

    Widespread variation in heat tolerance and symbiont load are associated with growth tradeoffs in the coral Acropora hyacinthus in Palau

    Brendan Cornwell, Katrina Armstrong ... Stephen R Palumbi
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Evolution of cytokine production capacity in ancient and modern European populations

    Jorge Domínguez-Andrés, Yunus Kuijpers ... Mihai G Netea
    1. Cell Biology

    Science Forum: Vision, challenges and opportunities for a Plant Cell Atlas

    Plant Cell Atlas Consortium, Suryatapa Ghosh Jha ... Seung Y Rhee
    1. Neuroscience

    Dendritic osmosensors modulate activity-induced calcium influx in oxytocinergic magnocellular neurons of the mouse PVN

    Wanhui Sheng, Scott W Harden ... Charles J Frazier
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Decreased recent adaptation at human mendelian disease genes as a possible consequence of interference between advantageous and deleterious variants

    Chenlu Di, Jesus Murga Moreno ... David Enard