Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain, sometimes
How does a psychedelic scientist give a dose of psilocybin for the first time? What if they never completed an apprenticeship in psychedelic psychotherapy? What if they barely know the difference between ‘bodywork’ and ‘Bath and Body Works’?
An artificial visual sensor with spectral adaptability inspired by the eyes of Pacific salmon
Inspired by the vision systems of Pacific salmons, we designed a spectra-adapted vision sensor based on back-to-back photodiodes. Our vision sensors can collect information in broad spectra and resist the interference of visible light, which improves the accuracy of machine vision systems.
The diverse functions of bacterial purine receptors
Bacteria rely largely on receptors to sense and respond to environmental signals. Different receptor families have evolved that regulate diverse processes like gene expression, metabolism, second messenger homeostasis, chemotaxis or virulence. However, the signals they recognise are mostly unknown.
