eLife Science Digests

Cutting jargon and putting research in context, digests showcase some of the latest articles published in eLife.

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  1. Early replicators

    Mathematical models of how ribonucleic acid (RNA)-like molecules make copies of themselves reveal new insights as the origins of life on Earth.

  2. Finding PURA

    Mutations that lead to PURA syndrome result in the mislocalization of PURA protein in the cell.

  3. Prostate cancer treatment and body composition

    A clinical trial shows a link between the levels of a circulating hormone and changes of body composition in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.

  4. A feast of memories

    In fruit flies, a signalling molecule known as octopamine helps information about resource availability shape which type of memories are formed of a meal, and how much certain foods are eaten.

  5. Recollection errors

    Two cognitive biases that influence working memory may be more closely related than previously thought.

  6. Tracking cellular proteins

    A new library of stem cells that express a fluorescent protein offers the opportunity to study the precise locations of thousands of human proteins in many different types of cells.

  7. Investigating blood cancer relapses

    Acute myeloid leukemia cells can become resistant to cancer treatment without gaining new DNA mutations by changing which parts of the DNA are active.

  8. Matching up genes and traits

    A new AI framework could make it easier to find which genes are associated with certain human characteristics.
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