Highlights

  • Replication in Drosophila studies

    An analysis of 400 articles on the immune response in Drosophila highlights a need for caution regarding the replicability of certain claims.

    Hannah Westlake, Fabrice David ... Bruno Lemaitre
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  • Tsetse fly feeding adaptations

    Investigations into the biomechanics of tsetse fly blood feeding reveal that subtle anatomical adaptations enable the penetration of a diverse range of host hides.

    Stephan Löwe, Laura Hauf ... Markus Engstler
    Research Article
  • Anatomy of taste and texture

    Comprehensive ultrastructural reconstruction of the Drosophila larval pharyngeal sensory system reveals the organization and diversity of its sensory structures.

    Vincent Richter, Tilman Triphan ... Andreas S Thum
    Research Article
  • Neurosecretory connections

    Connectomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal the anatomical and functional organisation of neurosecretion in the Drosophila brain.

    Theresa H McKim, Jayati Gera ... Meet Zandawala
    Research Article
  • AI in research communication

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

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    Delve into leading research on Lifestyle, Environment and Epigenetic Inheritance.

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Latest research

    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Massively Parallel Polyribosome Profiling Reveals Translation Defects of Human Disease-Relevant UTR Mutations

    Jia-Ying Su, Wei-Ping Li ... Chien-Ling Lin
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    1. Neuroscience

    Dissociable effects of feature expectation on saccades and presaccadic perception

    Luan Zimmermann Bortoluzzi, Gustavo Rohenkohl
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
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    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Neuroscience

    Neural Mechanisms of Willed Attention Control

    Changhao Xiong, Yujun Chen ... Mingzhou Ding
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cancer Biology

    Molidustat targets a synthetic lethal vulnerability in APC-mutant colorectal cancer through GSTP1 and PHD2 co-inhibition

    Chiara Asselborn, Agata N Makar ... Alex von Kriegsheim
    Simultaneous loss of GSTP1 and PHD2 activity is synthetically lethal in APC-mutant colorectal cells, driving cell-cycle arrest, metabolic collapse, and apoptosis.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Life-history trade-offs explain local adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Benjamin Brachi, Daniele Filiault ... Magnus Nordborg
    A combination of common-garden and selection experiments identifies strong and often antagonistic selection pressures acting on different life stages, and that vary in space and time.
    1. Neuroscience

    Midbrain somatostatin-expressing cells control pain-suppression during defensive states

    Nanci Winke, Frank Aby ... Cyril Herry
    A somatostatinergic periaqueductal-to-medullary circuit controls analgesia during defensive states.
    1. Neuroscience

    Specific Sensitivity to Rare and Extreme Events: Quasi-Complete Black Swan Avoidance vs Partial Jackpot Seeking in Rat Decision-Making

    Mickaël Degoulet, Louis-Matis Willem ... Patrick A Pintus
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Analysis of RNA processing directly from spatial transcriptomics data reveals previously unknown regulation

    Julia Olivieri, Julia Salzman
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Super compensatory substitutions restore protein function and confer mutational robustness

    Wenhong Jiang, Hengchuang Yin ... Lucas B Carey
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology

    SPEx: Compartment-Resolved Proteomics via Expansion Microscopy–Guided Microdissection

    Curdin A Franziscus, Alexia Ferrand ... Anne Spang
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing