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Insight articles are related to original research papers in eLife and explain why the results reported in the paper are significant in a given field of research. Insight articles are commissioned by eLife staff.

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    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Germ Cells: From stem cell to egg cell

    Noor M Kotb, Prashanth Rangan
    Experiments on female fruit flies reveal more about the molecular mechanisms involved as germline stem cells transition to become egg cells.
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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Ecology

    Gut Health: The value of connections

    Vanessa Rossetto Marcelino
    High proportions of gut bacteria that produce their own food can be an indicator for poor gut health.
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Developmental Biology

    Gene Regulation: Blocking the blocker

    Qi Dai
    An unexpected interaction between a long non-coding RNA locus and a genetic insulator called Fub-1 has an important role in gene regulation during development in Drosophila.
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    1. Neuroscience
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Synapses: Changing the size of dendritic spines

    Takeo Saneyoshi
    Interactions between an enzyme kinase, an ion channel and cytoskeletal proteins maintain the structure of synapses involved in memory formation.
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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Phenotypic Evolution: Predicting the future

    Greg M Walter, Katrina McGuigan
    Experiments on worms suggest that a statistical measure called the G matrix can accurately predict how phenotypes will adapt to a novel environment over multiple generations.
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    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Cancer Survivorship: Protecting the heart

    Joshua M Inglis, Arduino A Mangoni
    Blocking a protein known as EPAC1 may prevent the development of heart-related side effects caused by a chemotherapy drug.
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    1. Plant Biology

    Root Growth: Orchestrating pH levels in plants

    Elke Barbez
    The growth of a plant root relies on careful control of root surface pH.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Neuroscience Tools: Studying behavior under constrained movement

    Ranier Gutierrez
    A new platform for studying how brain activity is linked to behavior enables researchers to perform diverse experiments on mice that have their heads immobilized.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Epilepsy: How parasitic larvae affect the brain

    Zin-Juan Klaft, Chris Dulla
    The release of the neurotransmitter glutamate by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium appears to be implicated in the pathophysiology of a widespread, but neglected, form of adult-onset epilepsy.
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    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Symbiosis: How corals get their nutrients

    Elizabeth A Hambleton
    Algae living inside corals provide sugars for their host by digesting their own cell walls.
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