eLife1d
An ancient competition for the conserved branchpoint sequence influences physiological and evolutionary outcomes in splicing
This important manuscript provides insights into the competition between Splicing Factor 1 (SF1) and Quaking (QKI) for binding at the ACUAA branch point sequence in a model intron, regulating exon ...
PsyPost on MSN2d
Female body attractiveness more about curviness than waist-to-hip ratio, study finds
Two experiments in Germany using line drawings of female bodies suggest that perceived attractiveness of a woman’s body ...
eLife5d
No effect of additional education on long-term brain structure – a preregistered natural experiment in thousands of individuals
A regression discontinuity analysis finds essentially no effect of 1 additional year of secondary education on brain structure in adulthood. This is a valuable finding that adds to the literature on ...