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    Soham Mukhopadhyay, Muhammad Asim Javed ... Edel Perez-Lopez
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    Archaea use single-headed and double-headed lipids to construct cell membranes that are both flexible and capable of withstanding extreme environments.

    Miguel Amaral, Felix Frey ... Anđela Šarić
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  • No change for astroctyes

    Genetically removing the RNA-binding protein PTBP1 from astrocytes does not convert them into neurons, contrary to previous claims.

    Min Zhang, Naoto Kubota ... Sika Zheng
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  • Genetic pathways in brown algae

    Life-cycle-related patterns of gene expression are conserved across the brown algae.

    Pélagie Ratchinski, Olivier Godfroy ... J Mark Cock
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  • Tracing cell fates in embryos

    Differences in the activity of an enzyme called CARM1 influence whether blastomeres become part of the embryo or the placenta.

    Ying Zhang, Qi Chen
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    eLife is partnering with two leading UK universities on open access agreements that promote a more open and equitable approach to scientific publishing.

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    The cohesin subunit Scc1 returns and reconstitutes the complex with Smc1–Smc3 in late mitosis upon DNA double-strand breaks, although it does not participate in homologous recombination-driven MAT switching.
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    Early experience affects foraging behavior of wild fruit bats more than their original behavioral predispositions

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    Early-life environment shapes how wild bats behave as adults, showing that developmental experience, rather than innate predisposition, drives individual differences in foraging behavior.
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    A boundary between the sensory and nonsensory domains contains cells that undergo a series of morphological changes and form basal constriction to separate the segregating inner ear sensory organs.
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    Fitness constraints on the HIV envelope protein are highly similar in humans and rhesus macaques, emphasizing the utility of macaque models of infection and antibody development.
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