How does a predatory fungus build a trap to capture a nematode? This work by @fungi-worms.bsky.social lab reveals how prey signals reorganize conserved polarity and cytoskeletal machinery to redirect hyphal growth, form a trap, and then switch gears to penetrate the prey. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

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🔬 From our October issue (rupress.org/jcb/issue/22...): A rendering of a 3D #desmosome obtained from FIB-SEM imaging of A431 epithelial cells. The desmosome is visualized in gold to represent the integrity it provides to tissues such as the epidermis. See Bharathan et al. doi.org/10.1083/jcb....

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After years of studying how fungi trap nematodes, Emily has finally escaped the trap herself! 🍄🪱😂 From GPCR signaling to trap development, she’s made amazing contributions to our understanding of fungal predation. Thanks for everything, Emily! Wishing you all the best in your next adventure! 🎉

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Researchers in #ScienceAdvances have demonstrated that brief physical contact between healthy and bleached coral can restore algae to the bleached coral, leading to their full recovery. https://scim.ag/4ilLAZq

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Can gut microbes and diet influence fever after vaccination? Dr. Kelsey Huus, now at the University of Ottawa, discusses on CBC Radio her recent Science paper on research conducted in the Microbiome Science Dept. at MPI-Bio. 🎧 Listen: www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... #Microbiome #Vaccination #MaxPlanck

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