Articles
Volume 11 (2013) - January 2013
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Methodology article
Multi-channel acoustic recording and automated analysis of Drosophila courtship songs Benjamin J Arthur, Tomoko Sunayama-Morita, Philip Coen, Mala Murthy, David L. Stern BMC Biology 2013, 11:11 (31 January 2013) Drosophila fruit flies' "singing" during courtship is a model system for both genetic and neural control of behaviour. A newly-designed recording system allows for analysis of the songs' various rhythms and cycles in unprecedented detail. |
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Comment
Open questions: missing pieces from the immunological jigsaw puzzle Gillian M Griffiths BMC Biology 2013, 11:10 (31 January 2013) Gillian Griffiths, in her ‘Open questions’ contribution for BMC Biology, pinpoints some critical missing links in the cell-biological specializations of immune cells |
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Comment
Open questions: Chromosome condensation - Why does a chromosome look like a chromosome? Frank Uhlmann BMC Biology 2013, 11:9 (31 January 2013) In his contribution to the ‘Open questions’ anniversary collection for BMC Biology, Frank Uhlmann poses the unsolved problem of chromosome packaging |
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Comment
Stephen J Benkovic, Julie Theriot, Dagmar Ringe BMC Biology 2013, 11:8 (31 January 2013) |
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Editorial
Open questions in biology - a tenth anniversary series Miranda Robertson BMC Biology 2013, 11:7 (31 January 2013) To celebrate its tenth anniversary, BMC Biology asked its Editorial Board members to write a paragraph or two on their favorite open questions in biology, and this month it publishes the first contributions, on topics from the challenges of proteomics to the mechanisms of apoptosis. |
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Commentary
Trade-offs in cavefish sensory capacity Helen Gunter, Axel Meyer BMC Biology 2013, 11:5 (24 January 2013) Gunter and Meyer, commenting on recent research on cavefish eye evolution, explain how new interdisciplinary approaches can lead to fresh insight into old evolutionary questions. |
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Research article
Katy R Nicastro, Gerardo I Zardi, Sara Teixeira, Joao Neiva, Ester A Serrao, Gareth A Pearson BMC Biology 2013, 11:6 (23 January 2013) The Atlantic populations of the macroalga Fucus vesiculosus can be divided into distinguishable northern and southern populations, but a recent range shift northwards – with ocean warming a likely culprit – threatens the southern population with extinction, which would result in a significant loss of genetic diversity. |
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Commentary
Role of aerobic glycolysis in genetically engineered mouse models of cancer Chi V Dang BMC Biology 2013, 11:3 (23 January 2013) Chi Van Dang gives his perspective on research published in the newly launched Cancer and Metabolism suggesting a new target for intervention in the aerobic glycolysis that supports tumor development. |
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Methodology article
Enhanced 5-methylcytosine detection in single-molecule, real-time sequencing via Tet1 oxidation Tyson A Clark, Xingyu Lu, Khai Luong, Qing Dai, Matthew Boitano, Stephen W Turner, Chuan He, Jonas Korlach BMC Biology 2013, 11:4 (22 January 2013) |
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Commentary
Revisiting the relationship between regenerative ability and aging Ashley W Seifert, S Voss BMC Biology 2013, 11:2 (21 January 2013) The lens can regenerate in neonate axolotl but only for a defined period. Seifert and Voss speculate that developmental understanding of regeneration may provide insight into aging. |
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Research article
Daniel N Düring, Alexander Ziegler, Christopher K Thompson, Andreas Ziegler, Cornelius Faber, Johannes Müller, Constance Scharff, Coen PH Elemans BMC Biology 2013, 11:1 (8 January 2013) The three-dimensional anatomy of the zebra finch vocal organ is described in unprecedented detail, providing new insights into the biomechanics of song production in a species widely used as an experimental model for vocal learning. |
