Highlights

  • Number sense in animals

    Experiments on domestic chicks shed light on the links between brain lateralization and the left-to-right mental number line.

    Rosa Rugani, Matteo Macchinizzi ... Lucia Regolin
    Research Article
  • Inside a thylakoid membrane

    The molecular architecture of the thylakoid membrane in a vascular plant has been determined with single-molecule precision.

    Wojciech Wietrzynski, Lorenz Lamm ... Benjamin D Engel
    Research Advance
  • The benefits of disorder

    The presence of an intrinsically disordered region in a transcription factor enhances both target binding and search efficiency.

    Wencheng Ji, Ori Hachmo ... Ariel Amir
    Research Article
  • Genetic parallels

    Multiple genetic analyses reveal surprising parallels between biomineralization in stony corals and certain sponges.

    Oliver Voigt, Magdalena V Wilde ... Gert Wörheide
    Research Article
  • 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
    Insight
  • Enzyme production in fungi

    The secretion of enzymes by A. oryzae, a filamentous fungus with multiple nuclei that is widely used in food production, increases with cell volume and nuclear number.

    Ayaka Itani, Haruto Motomura ... Norio Takeshita
    Research Article

Latest research

    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    The Mac1 ADP-ribosylhydrolase is a Therapeutic Target for SARS-CoV-2

    Rahul K Suryawanshi, Priyadarshini Jaishankar ... James S Fraser
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Neuroscience

    Neuronal migration depends on blood flow in the adult brain

    Takashi Ogino, Akari Saito ... Kazunobu Sawamoto
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Refining uncertainty about the TAK-003 dengue vaccine with a multi-level model of clinical efficacy trial data

    Manar Alkuzweny, Guido España, T Alex Perkins
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience

    Two time scales of adaptation in human learning rates

    Jonas Simoens, Senne Braem ... Tom Verguts
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Developmental Biology

    A tissue boundary orchestrates the segregation of inner ear sensory organs

    Ziqi Chen, Magdalena Żak ... Nicolas Daudet
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Comparing the outputs of intramural and extramural grants funded by National Institutes of Health

    Xiang Zheng, Qiyao Yang ... B Ian Hutchins
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    A co-evolutionary perspective on humans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the era of systems biology

    Michaela Reichmann, Liku B Tezera ... Paul Elkington
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Protein-Induced Membrane Strain Drives Supercomplex Formation

    Maximilian C Pöverlein, Alexander Jussupow ... Ville RI Kaila
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid