Highlights

  • Re-evolving traits

    Hybridization chain reaction and confocal imaging reveal latent ocelli gene regulatory network expression in ant workers, with a role in partial re-evolution of caste-specific traits.

    Angelly Vasquez-Correa, Johanna Arnet ... Ehab Abouheif
    Research Article
  • Body size and urban survival

    A global study of 30,000 species reveals how body size affects whether wildlife thrives or struggles in cities.

    Corey T Callaghan, Diana E Bowler ... Thomas Merckx
    Research Article
  • T-cells target TB-infected cells

    Complementary human in vitro systems suggest a non-classical T-cell pathway contributing to immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

    Matthew Milton, Sahar H Farag ... Salah Mansour
    Reviewed Preprint Updated
  • Publish-review-curate at eLife

    eLife is rethinking how research is reviewed and published.

    Timothy E Behrens, Yamini Dalal, Diane M Harper
    Editorial
  • AI in research communication

    eLife has partnered on a number of projects harnessing AI for improving human and machine reader engagement with research.

    Inside eLife
  • Science under threat

    How should the scientific community respond to ideological attacks on science?

    Humberto J Debat
    Feature Article

Latest research

    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    A predictive systems vaccinology framework enables rational optimization of MVA-based vaccines

    Vincent Deman, Philippe Castera ... Anne-Sophie Beignon
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Developmental Biology

    Ectopic hAMH-driven SOX17 expression induces hyperplastic Sertoli valve formation in mouse testes

    Xiao Han, Aya Uchida ... Yoshiakira Kanai
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Galectin and Myc enable cochlear progenitor expansion in vitro and in vivo

    Marie Kubota, Julia M Abitbol ... Stefan Heller
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Neuroscience

    Morphology and ultrastructure of pharyngeal sense organs of Drosophila larvae

    Vincent Richter, Tilman Triphan ... Andreas S Thum
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Exceptional
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Differential spatial regulation and activation of integrin nanoclusters inside focal adhesions

    Sarah Keary, Amaris Guevara-Garcia ... Maria F Garcia-Parajo
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Sarcomere dynamic instability and stochastic heterogeneity drive robust cardiomyocyte contraction

    Daniel Haertter, Lara Hauke ... Christoph F Schmidt
    A non-monotonic force–velocity relationship in cardiac sarcomeres causes dynamic instability, leading to stochastic heterogeneity in contracting cardiomyocytes, which can have a protective function.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Acyl carrier protein is essential for apicoplast biogenesis in malaria parasites independent of fatty acid synthesis

    Sage WR Geher, Seyi Falekun ... Paul A Sigala
    Malaria parasites have evolved a noncanonical function for the apicoplast acyl carrier protein in stabilizing pyruvate kinase II, a metabolic hub essential for isoprenoid synthesis and parasite survival.