Keep them straight

Why Keep Them Alive

Neurons that keep a straight face.

Recognizing a person we know seems like an unremarkable occurrence within the stream of everyday events. However, the ease with which most of us recognize a familiar face belies the daunting complexity of the underlying computational challenges—challenges that become apparent in the not so rare cases of face-blindness and in attempts to develop computational models that mimic human face recogni...

Why keep climate records - and how to keep them

For all our concern about the damage caused to art by the environment, there are no data which allow us to connect measured environmental variables with the rate of deterioration of the art in exhibition or storage. Recent proposals for rating the suitability of spaces and the vulnerability of individual objects require a durability of electronic data which is very unlikely to be achieved. This...

Rods Feed Cones to Keep them Alive

Cone photoreceptors, responsible for high-resolution and color vision, progressively degenerate following the death of rod photoreceptors in the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. Aït-Ali et al. describe a molecular mechanism by which RdCVF, a factor normally released by rods, controls glucose entry into cones, enhancing their survival.

The Critical Rabbit: How to Keep Them Alive

Although the principles for emergency and critical care are universal in all species, the small size and predisposition to stress creates a unique set of challenges when dealing with rabbits, ferrets, and other small mammals. This article provides basic nutrition, restraint, physical exam, blood collection, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for the rabbit. Guidelines for monitoring and trea...