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

    Exploiting fluctuations in gene expression to detect causal interactions between genes

    Euan Joly-Smith, Mir Mikdad Talpur ... Andreas Hilfinger
    Analyzing stochastic cell-to-cell variability can potentially reveal causal interactions in gene regulatory networks.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Immunoglobulin M regulates airway hyperresponsiveness independent of T helper 2 allergic inflammation

    Sabelo Hadebe, Anca Flavia Savulescu ... Frank Brombacher
    Immunoglobulin M has other functions beyond antibody class switching that have implications in asthma treatment.
    1. Neuroscience

    Strikingly different neurotransmitter release strategies in dopaminergic subclasses

    Ana Dorrego-Rivas, Darren J Byrne ... Matthew S Grubb
    Different locations of neurotransmitter release sites in axon-bearing and anaxonic olfactory bulb dopaminergic neurons allow self-inhibition only in anaxonic cells, showing how polarity differences create separate functional roles in sensory processing.
    1. Cell Biology

    The fate of pyruvate dictates cell growth by modulating cellular redox potential

    Ashish G Toshniwal, Geanette Lam ... Jared Rutter
    Pyruvate dictates redox balance and cell size, establishing metabolism as a dominant regulator of cellular fitness, unveiling new strategies to modulate cancer, regeneration, and diabetes.
    1. Cancer Biology

    Endoscopic liquid biopsies of gastric fluid in a large human patient cohort reveal DNA content as a candidate tumor biomarker in gastric cancer

    Francine C Cadoná, Thais F Bartelli ... Emmanuel Dias-Neto
    Elevated gfDNA supports gastric cancer diagnosis and may guide management when combined with tissue biopsies, and in established cancer, higher gfDNA may predict better outcomes, potentially indicating immune-cell infiltration.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Postural adaptations may contribute to the unique locomotor energetics seen in hopping kangaroos

    Lauren Thornton, Taylor Dick ... Christofer J Clemente
    Postural adjustments that reduce ankle leverage in kangaroos enhance tendon stress and elastic energy storage at higher speeds, providing energetic efficiency during hopping but potentially constraining the maximum size achievable by large species.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Lifestyles shape genome size and gene content in fungal pathogens

    Anna Fijarczyk, Pauline Hessenauer ... Christian R Landry
    A genomic analysis shows that the evolution of genome size and gene content among fungal pathogens in the class Sordariomycetes varies depending on their interactions with hosts and vectors.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    IL-27 limits HSPC differentiation during infection and protects from stem cell exhaustion

    Daniel L Aldridge, Zachary Lanzar ... Christopher A Hunter
    Functional analyses showcase that in the absence of IL-27, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are more likely to become monocytes during toxoplasmosis, making them less responsive after infection.
    1. Neuroscience

    Dissociable memory modulation mechanisms facilitate fear amnesia at different timescales

    Yinmei Ni, Ye Wang ... Jian Li
    The retrieval-extinction paradigm elicits a short-term fear amnesia that differs in cue specificity, timescale, and dependence on thought-control ability from the long-term amnesia believed to be associated with memory reconsolidation.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Chromatin accessibility variation provides insights into missing regulation underlying immune-mediated diseases

    Raehoon Jeong, Martha L Bulyk
    Analyzing population-level chromatin accessibility data shows added benefit over utilizing only gene expression data in elucidating the genetic mechanism of disease-associated variants.