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1. 1. Cell Biology

   Centrioles: One master to rule them all

   Pablo Barbeito, Francesc R Garcia-Gonzalo

   Multiciliated cells rely on the same master regulator as dividing cells to amplify the number of centrioles needed to generate the hair-like structures that coat their cell surface.
2. 1. Physics of Living Systems

   Navigation: Where is that smell coming from?

   Samuel Brudner, Thierry Emonet

   Computational model reveals why pausing to sniff the air helps animals track a scent when they are far away from the source.
3. 1. Neuroscience

   Binge Drinking: How the brain regulates alcohol intake

   Leigh C Walker, Paulo Pinares-Garcia, Andrew J Lawrence

   A neural pathway involved in goal-oriented behaviours becomes dysregulated during binge drinking and alcohol use disorder.
4. 1. Genetics and Genomics

   Plant Microbiome: How hungry roots get their microbes

   Maggie R Wagner

   Maize genes influence which species of bacteria are recruited from the soil, especially in the absence of nitrogen supplied by fertilizer.
5. 1. Neuroscience

   Blindness: Rethinking the representation of sound

   Łukasz Bola

   Blindness triggers a reorganization of the visual and auditory cortices in the brain.
6. 1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

   Photosynthesis: Surviving on low-energy light comes at a price

   Elisabet Romero

   Two species of photosynthetic cyanobacteria can thrive in far-red light but they either become less resilient to photodamage or less energy efficient.
7. 1. Cell Biology

   Alternative Splicing: A new role for Hif-1α

   Mingyu Shin, Jiwon Shim

   A gene normally involved in responding to hypoxia helps to protect insect muscles during migratory flight in a non-oxygen dependent manner.
8. 1. Cancer Biology

   Androgen Receptor: How splicing confers treatment resistance in prostate cancer

   Prathyusha Konda, Srinivas R Viswanathan

   A splice variant of the androgen receptor that drives prostate cancer resistance translocates into the nucleus using a different mechanism from the full-length receptor and exhibits distinct molecular properties once inside.
9. 1. Medicine

   Gaucher Disease: Microglia orchestrate neuroinflammation

   Ricardo A Feldman

   Experiments in genetically altered mice reveal that microglia play an important role in the neurological damage associated with neuro-nopathic Gaucher disease.
10. 1. Developmental Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Development: Shining a light on hematopoietic stem cells

    Anne Schmidt

    A combination of light and electron microscopy has revealed further details about the location and interactions of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.