Abstract

Neuroscience Sounds can draw our attention to a specific location and make us aware of something that we may otherwise overlook. But do auditory cues improve the function of other senses, such as sight? To find out, Feng et al. recorded the electrical activity in people's brains when they were seeing and hearing stimuli. The researchers played a sound from one side and then quickly flashed a visual stimulus either on the same side as the sound or on the opposite side. When the sound and the visual stimulus came on the same side, electrical activity in the brain increased and people correctly identified the visual stimulus more often. This suggests that sound helps the brain process co-localized visual input. J. Neurosci. 34 , 9817 (2014).

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Microbial life thrives in an oily bubble

Microorganisms can break down hydrocarbons in oil reservoirs. Microbes grow primarily at the interface between oil and water, where they can find nutrients and dispose of metabolites. Meckenstock et al show that tiny water droplets can provide a suitable home for hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms. The authors examined oil from Pitch Lake, Trinidad and Tobago, and found that diverse microorganisms thrived in these tiny isolated microhabitats. Pitch Lake, Trinidad and Tobagao to help the ribosome to reverse its conformation as it is making a protein, which might prevent the ribosome from stalling during protein synthesis. Pitch Lake, Trinidad and Tobagao to help the ribosome to reverse its conformation as it is making a protein, which might prevent the ribosome from stalling during protein synthesis. — VV

Edited by Kristen Mueller and Jesse Smith
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Factors that aid ribosomal protein synthesis
How proteins can evolve new functions
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Hearing sounds can improve your vision
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