Selected Papers 091108

cell biology, physiology [reviews]
The Biology of Time Special Issue (on Curr. Bio. 18: r751-r835)

neuroscience
Psychologically Induced Cooling of a Specific Body Part Caused by the Illusory Ownership of an Artificial Counterpart

comment:
西藏僧人的"特異能力"有了科學基礎

plant physiology
Strigolactone Inhibition of Shoot Branching
Inhibition of Shoot Branching by New Terpenoid Plant Hormones

comment:
yet another 'new' plant hormone.

plant physiology, biophysics
The Transpiration of Water at Negative Pressures in a Synthetic Tree

cytoskeleton, cell biology
Self-Organized Podosomes Are Dynamic Mechanosensors
Redundant Mechanisms Recruit Actin into the Contractile Ring in Silkworm Spermatocytes

cytoskeleton, membrane biology
Membrane-Induced Bundling of Actin Filaments

cytoskeleton, photoswitching technique
Genetically Encoded Photoswitching of Actin Assembly through the Cdc42-WASP-Arp2/3 Complex Pathway

developmental biology, cytoskeleton
In Vivo Imaging of oskar mRNA Transport Reveals the Mechanism of Posterior Localization

biochemistry, evolutionary biology
Built-In Loops Allow Versatility in Domain-Domain Interactions: Lessons from Self-Interacting Domains

biochemistry
Thermostability of Model Protocell Membranes

signaling, cell biology
Extracellular Matrix Rigidity Promotes Invadopodia Activity

theoretical biology
Navigating Networks by Using Homophily and Degree

evolutionary biology
Conserved Role of the Vsx Genes Supports a Monophyletic Origin for Bilaterian Visual Systems