Highlights

  • 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
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  • Settling down at sunset

    Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling reveals how diminishing light induces chromatin accessibility and primes larval settlement in Amphimedon queenslandica.

    Huifang Yuan, Oceane Blard ... Sandie M Degnan
    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. Neuroscience

    Phasic and tonic pain serve distinct functions during adaptive behaviour

    Shuangyi Tong, Timothy Denison ... Ben Seymour
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    1. Neuroscience

    Single neurons detect spatiotemporal activity transitions through STP and EI imbalance

    Aditya Asopa, Upinder Singh Bhalla
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    1. Cell Biology

    Engineering ATP import in yeast uncovers a synthetic route to extend cellular lifespan

    Naci Oz, Hetian Su ... Alaattin Kaya
    Directly manipulating cellular energy levels suppresses catabolic pathways and enhances mitochondrial maintenance, establishing bioenergetic homeostasis as a fundamental driver of cellular longevity.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Multimodal single-cell analyses reveal distinct fusion-regulated transcriptional programs in Ewing sarcoma

    Olivia G Waltner, April A Apfelbaum ... Scott N Furlan
    In Ewing sarcoma, a mesenchymal gene program normally repressed by the oncogenic fusion is reactivated by TGF-β signaling, and is associated with more aggressive disease.
    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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    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.