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1. 1. Evolutionary Biology

   Evolution: Unraveling the history of limb bones

   Holly N Woodward

   Ancient fossils give clues as to when features of modern tetrapod bones emerged.
2. 1. Medicine
   2. Neuroscience

   Citizen Science: Asking questions of psychedelic microdosing

   Lindsay P Cameron

   A citizen science approach to research has shown that the improvements in mood and cognition associated with psychedelic microdosing are likely due to a placebo effect.
3. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Medicine

   Osteoporotic Fracture: Bone age is not just for kids

   Jane A Cauley, Dolores M Shoback

   More informed discussions between physicians and older adults about the consequences of an initial osteoporotic fracture could encourage more patients to consider treatments that protect against future fracture.
4. 1. Genetics and Genomics

   Aging and Diet: To choose or not to choose

   Supriya Srinivasan

   Making choices about food affects the metabolism and lifespan of fruit flies.
5. 1. Genetics and Genomics
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Bacterial Warfare: Toxins, mutations and adaptations

   Maarten De Jong, Neal M Alto

   The toxins that some bacteria secrete to kill off rival species can also generate mutations that help toxin-resistant populations adapt to new environments.
6. 1. Evolutionary Biology

   Experimental Evolution: Failure to progress

   Duncan Greig, Jasmine Ono

   Experiments on yeast cells that are hosts to a killer virus confirm that natural selection can sometimes reduce fitness.
7. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Developmental Biology

   Cell Cycle: Deciding when to exit

   Joy H Meserve, Robert J Duronio

   A new imaging approach can distinguish between cells destined to stop proliferating and those committed to re-entering the cell cycle in live animals.
8. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Genetics and Genomics

   Aging: Unite to predict

   Meeraj Kothari, Daniel W Belsky

   Integrating the analysis of molecular data from different sources may improve our understanding of the effects of biological aging.
9. 1. Neuroscience

   Thalamocortical Synapses: Like a clock in the rabbit's visual cortex

   Frédéric Chavane, Diego Contreras

   Three rules govern the connectivity between neurons in the thalamus and inhibitory neurons in the visual cortex of rabbits.
10. 1. Neuroscience

    In Vivo Models: Visualizing traumatic brain injuries

    Marc Ekker

    Zebrafish larvae models can be used to study the link between seizures and the neurodegeneration that follows brain trauma.