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
    Reviewed Preprint Updated
  • 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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  • Explore our new collection

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

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Latest research

    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

    KMT2A modulates the epigenetic landscape of rDNA by facilitating the recruitment of histone lysine acetyltransferase PCAF to the rDNA locus

    Kaisar Ahmad Lone, Anita Choudhary ... Shweta Tyagi
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
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    1. Cell Biology

    Integrin-dependent trafficking of CD98hc reduces endocytic noise to maintain metabolic homeostasis

    F Sila Rizalar, Hans Peter Grimm ... Roberto Villaseñor
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    High-dimensional Characterization of Genome–Environment Fitness Landscapes in Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Ge Zhou, Georgia Williams ... Danesh Moradigaravand
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
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    1. Neuroscience

    Simple methods to acutely measure multiple timing metrics among the sexual repertoire of male Drosophila

    Yutong Song, Hongyu Miao ... Woo Jae Kim
    DrosoMating is a streamlined software and open-hardware platform that automates high-throughput temporal profiling of male Drosophila courtship and mating behaviors with high accuracy.
    1. Neuroscience

    Expectation-driven gain modulation of preparatory spatial attention

    Dirk van Moorselaar, Stefan van der Stigchel
    Expectations about visual search difficulty enhance processing at attended locations by strengthening attentional signals rather than narrowing the spatial focus of attention.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    The hypoxic response extends lifespan through a bioaminergic and peptidergic neural circuit

    Elizabeth S Kitto, Shijiao Huang ... Scott F Leiser
    Genetic induction of the hypoxic response promotes longevity through a cell-nonautonomous neuronal to intestinal circuit governed by serotonin, tyramine/adrenaline, GABA, and neuropeptide signaling.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Large inversions in Lake Malawi cichlids are associated with habitat, lineage, and sex determination

    Nikesh M Kumar, Taylor L Cooper ... Patrick T McGrath
    Structural variants acquired through ancient hybridization can supply the raw material for ecological divergence while providing the recombination-suppressed background in which sex determination systems operate.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Kinesin-1 holoenzyme assembly coordinates cargo-adaptor recognition with heavy-chain autoinhibition

    Jingling Niu, Mengmeng Zhang ... Chao Wang
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
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    • Incomplete