Yoon Kyung Lee

The paper isolates DNA from seed embryos of historical plant specimens to improve ancient DNA quality for whole genome sequencing, finding embryos provide better DNA preservation than leaves in some species.

This study compares nerve transection and crush injury models to show that transection drives sympathetic sprouting and pain, while crush injury causes pain through non-sympathetic mechanisms.

The paper identifies cold-responsive neurons in the lateral parabrachial nucleus that mediate cold-induced analgesia via enkephalin release in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray.