Robo1 and Robo2 Cooperate to Control the Guidance of Major Axonal Tracts in the Mammalian Forebrain

julie submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.jneurosci.org)

”The function of the nervous system depends on the precision of axon wiring during development. Previous studies have demonstrated that Slits, a family of secreted chemorepellent proteins, are crucial for the proper development of several major forebrain tracts.“

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Kinship Detection System Identified in Humans -- Source of Altruism and Taboos

Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (news.yahoo.com)

...and Freud gets another kick in the cigar. In contrast to the father of psychoanalysis's claim that only societal pressures and customs kept people from feeling physically attracted to close relatives, researchers at the University of Hawaii have pinned down the cross-cultural kicker: Regardless of true genetic proximity, people tend to feel both the attractive force of (chaste) altruism and the repulsive force of ...well..

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In Vivo Migration: A Germ Cell Perspective