RNA-mediated gene interference (RNAi), a rapid, convenient tool for inhibiting gene function in Caenorhabditis elegans, has recently been shown to work in other organisms.

A rate-limiting step in determining a connectome, the set of all synaptic connections in a nervous system, is extraction of the relevant information from serial electron micrographs. Here we introduce a software application, Elegance, that speeds acquisition of the minimal dataset necessary, allowing the discovery of new connectomes. We have used Elegance to obtain new connectivity data in the ...

The new NDT series Ideas, Conjectures and Refutations (ICR): elegance in nephrology research In this issue of NDT, we inaugurate the new series of papers Ideas, Conjectures and Refutations (ICR). This new feature of our journal is sister to Polar Views in Nephrology and aims at creating a special space to host novel scientific ideas, amenable to empirical falsification and well-reasoned proposa...

The concept of humorous ads has been extensively applied by numerous brands and the results have often impactful advantageous for their business. However, when it comes to premium brands, indecisiveness still remains. Many avoid use humor in so as maintain elegance. Others, however, taken a risk experimenting with this unknown substance. research aims identify safe approach that would help whil...