This presentation will survey the retinal architecture, advantages, and limitations of several
lesser-known rodent species that provide a useful diurnal complement to rats and mice. …

Animal genomes contain endogenous viral sequences, such as endogenous retroviruses and
retrotransposons. Recently, we and others discovered that nonretroviral viruses also have …

Hibernating mammals survive hypothermia (<10C) without injury, a remarkable feat of
cellular preservation that bears significance for potential medical applications. However, …

The ability to sense heat is crucial for survival. Increased heat tolerance may prove
beneficial by conferring the ability to inhabit otherwise prohibitive ecological niches. This …

Thirteen-lined ground squirrels and Syrian hamsters are known for their ability to withstand
cold during hibernation. We found that hibernators exhibit cold tolerance even in the active …

Dynamic ensembles hold great promise in advancing RNA-targeted drug discovery. Here we
subjected the transactivation response element (TAR) RNA from human immunodeficiency …

N 6 -Methyladenosine (m 6 A) is an abundant post-transcriptional RNA modification that
influences multiple aspects of gene expression. In addition to recruiting proteins, m 6 A can …

In the canonical DNA double helix, Watson–Crick (WC) base pairs (bps) exist in dynamic
equilibrium with sparsely populated (∼0.02–0.4%) and short-lived (lifetimes ∼0.2–2.5 ms) …

Long-chain PUFAs (LC-PUFAs; C20–C22; eg, DHA and arachidonic acid) are highly enriched
in vertebrate retina, where they are elongated to very-long-chain PUFAs (VLC-PUFAs; C …

With a photoreceptor mosaic containing ∼85% cones, the ground squirrel is one of the
richest known mammalian sources of these important retinal cells. It also has a visual ecology …