Dominant stories about public intellectualism tend to erase academics of racially minoritized and marginalized backgrounds as well appointed outside research universities. This chapter makes sense these erasures considers their associated costs by applying the lenses critical race theory (CRT) epistemic injustice. Ultimately, this attempts broaden academy's view intellectualism, making visible ...

In mammals, the brain contains four distinct fluid compartments: the blood in the cerebral vasculature, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricular system and subarachnoid space, the interstitial fluid that bathes cells of the brain parenchyma, and the intracellular fluid contained within neurons and glia. These four fluid compartments, each with their own unique volume and solute composit...

The choroid plexuses are small organs that protrude into each brain ventricle producing cerebrospinal fluid that constantly bathes the brain. These organs differentiate early in development just after neural closure at a stage when the brain is little vascularized. In recent years the plexus has been shown to have a much more active role in brain development than previously appreciated thereby ...

Insects have an open circulatory system in which the heart pumps blood (hemolymph) into the body cavity, where it directly bathes the internal organs and epidermis. The blood contains free and tissue-bound immune cells that function in the inflammatory response. Here, we use live imaging of transgenic Drosophila larvae with fluorescently labeled blood cells (hemocytes) to investigate the circul...