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. The secret weapons of gall-forming microbes

    Gall-forming plant pathogens produce high numbers of organism-specific effector proteins that help infiltrate the plant’s immune defenses.

  2. Gut feeling

    C. elegans uses a protein located in specific neurons to detect toxic food and shut down the digestive system.

  3. Inflexible anxieties

    Instead of having an overactive fear system, people with anxiety disorders may suffer from an inability to flexibly reduce the influence of fear as a situation becomes more predictable.

  4. Keeping telomeres at the right length

    The key telomere protein TRF2 helps regulate telomere length by interacting with the telomerase gene TERT in a length-dependent manner.

  5. Strip cropping for biodiversity

    Strip cropping can increase insect biodiversity without reducing crop yield and productivity.

  6. A new blood marker for cervical cancer

    Blood testing for cell-free HPV DNA could be a better way of tracking cervical cancer progression and treatment effectiveness.

  7. Building HABITS for mice

    The HABITS system automates large-scale behavioral training for mice, enabling them to learn complex cognitive tasks in their home cage without human interference

  8. Heads or tails

    Efficient navigation in magnetotactic bacteria requires an optimal combination of swimming speed, magnetic moment and body size.
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