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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Sleep: Another benefit of regular sleep

    Tianyi Huang
    A large observational study has found that irregular sleep-wake patterns are associated with a higher risk of overall mortality, and also mortality from cancers and cardiovascular disease.
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Developmental Biology

    Transcription: A hub of activity

    Virginia L Pimmett, Mounia Lagha
    Imaging experiments reveal the complex and dynamic nature of the transcriptional hubs associated with Notch signaling.
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    1. Cell Biology

    Trans-Golgi Network: Sorting secretory proteins

    Anup Parchure, Julia von Blume
    A receptor protein called TGN46 has an important role in sorting secretory proteins into vesicles going to different destinations inside cells.
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Antibody Specificity: A strong case for third-party testing

    Fridtjof Lund-Johansen
    A strategy to identify high-quality commercially available antibodies for research reveals extensive use of non-specific antibodies and offers solutions for future large-scale testing.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Anesthesia: Putting early sensory neurons to sleep

    Julia Fadjukov, Gregory Schwartz
    Neurons that transmit information from the retina to other parts of the brain are more affected by anesthesia than previously thought.
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    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Cerebellum: Folding into shape

    Héloïse de Vareilles
    A new computational tool provides insights into the structure of the cerebellum in mammals.
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    1. Medicine

    Cardiology: A new strategy for cardiac protection

    Esmaa Bouhamida, Hina W Chaudhry
    It may be possible to treat cardiac hypertrophy and injury by using drugs that inhibit a protein called SIRT2.
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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Genetics: A colourful duplication

    Violaine Llaurens
    A genetic duplication event during evolution allowed male wood tiger moths to have either yellow or white patterns on their wings.
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Feeding: How specific molecules can lead to overeating

    María Gabriela Blanco, Diego Rayes
    A molecular pathway involving compounds found in processed foods and biogenic amines increases food intake and aging in the roundworm C. elegans.
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    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    Gut Health: When diet meets genetics

    Karthickeyan Chella Krishnan
    Gene expression profiling of a diverse mouse population helps to decipher how a fat-rich diet contributes to inflammatory bowel disease.
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