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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Bacteria: To biofilm or not to biofilm

    Shravan Pradeep, Paulo E Arratia
    A new model helps to predict under which conditions a species of bacteria will switch to a static lifestyle.
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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Cell Culture: Implementing robotics and artificial intelligence

    Sujith Sebastian
    An automated platform for cell culture combines robotics and artificial intelligence to optimize cell culture protocols and reliably produce specific cell types that could be used for regenerative medicine treatments.
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    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Genetic Effects: Accounting for diet and age

    Hélène Tonnelé, Amelie Baud
    The diet and age of mice can modulate how different genetic variants impact body weight, demonstrating the need to take context into account when performing genetic studies.
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Mutational Scanning: Ion-ing out the genetic variants of Kir2.1

    Braden S Fallon, Justin G English
    Deep mutational scanning provides new insights into how mutations alter the expression and activity of the potassium ion channel Kir2.1, which is associated with many diseases.
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    COVID-19: Locked in a pro-inflammatory state

    Chiu Wang Chau, Ryohichi Sugimura
    Macrophages absorbing cells infected with viable SARS-CoV-2 particles fail to transition into an anti-inflammatory state, potentially contributing to a damaging immune reaction linked to severe forms of COVID-19.
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Tooth Development: What sharks and mammals share

    Sophie Pantalacci
    The tooth shape of sharks and mice are regulated by a similar signaling center despite their teeth having very different geometries.
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    1. Neuroscience
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Brain Organoids: Getting the right cells

    Bilal Cakir, In-Hyun Park
    Fusing brain organoids with blood vessel organoids leads to the incorporation of non-neural endothelial cells and microglia into the brain organoids.
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Gut Development: A squash and a squeeze

    Danelle Devenport
    Advanced imaging techniques reveal details of the interactions between the two layers of the embryonic midgut that influence its ultimate shape.
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Natural Killer Cells: Taking on SARS-CoV-2

    Paola Kučan Brlić, Ilija Brizić
    A new study sheds light on how SARS-CoV-2 influences the way natural killer cells can recognize and kill infected cells.
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    1. Neuroscience
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Brain Repair: Gatekeeping astrocyte identity

    Alexis Cooper, Benedikt Berninger
    New findings cast doubt on whether suppressing the RNA-binding protein PTBP1 can force astrocytes to become dopaminergic neurons.
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