Reporter
The Transmitter
Calli McMurray is a reporter for The Transmitter, where she covers retractions, academic misconduct and unique animal models. She also reports on structural and regulatory issues that affect research.
Before joining The Transmitter in 2024, she interned at The Chronicle of Higher Education and freelanced for STAT, The Texas Observer, KFF Health News and elsewhere.
Researchers are mapping the neurons in Drosophila’s ventral nerve cord, where the central nervous system meets the rest of the body.
Researchers are mapping the neurons in Drosophila’s ventral nerve cord, where the central nervous system meets the rest of the body.
A purpose-built database of participants who have shared genomic and behavioral data could give clinical trials a boost, Charman says.
A purpose-built database of participants who have shared genomic and behavioral data could give clinical trials a boost, Charman says.
The newly identified circuit taps into the brain’s opioid system to provide a top-down form of pain relief.
The newly identified circuit taps into the brain’s opioid system to provide a top-down form of pain relief.