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    Genetic tools highlight potential signalling components underlying hypoxia-induced longevity in C. elegans.

    Elizabeth S Kitto, Shijiao Huang ... Scott F Leiser
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    Novel endosymbiotic bacteria have contrasting effects on the performance and dispersal of Russian wheat aphids and on the severity of damage caused to cereal host plants.

    Xinyue Gu, Alex Gill ... Ary A Hoffmann
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    Connectomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal the anatomical and functional organisation of neurosecretion in the Drosophila brain.

    Theresa H McKim, Jayati Gera ... Meet Zandawala
    Reviewed Preprint Updated

  • Mapping regulatory DNA

    Cis-regulatory elements in the large genome of Parhyale hawaiensis can be identified by integrating chromatin accessibility and sequence conservation data.

    Gillian Forbes, Emilia Skafida ... Mathilde Paris
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