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. She walked her …

    Language prediction is a dynamic, resource-dependent process that changes across the lifespan.

  2. Feverous brains

    The protein TRPV3 helps neurons remain active during fever, thereby preserving normal brain function and activity levels.

  3. Mixed feelings

    Sex-specific exploration explains differences in valence learning between male and female mice.

  4. Cell migration under investigation

    Extracellular vesicles promote the formation of filopodia, which are necessary for cell migration, indicating a role in health and disease.

  5. Active recruitment

    Mutations that make short activation domains stronger increase the amount of transcription factor molecules bound to chromatin.

  6. Bacterial reflect

    The gene moeA is involved structural colour of some bacterial colonies by modifying cell shape and colony organisation, thus causing a shift in reflected colour.

  7. Remixing the gene pool

    Microbes might behave less like distinct species and more like constantly interbreeding communities.

  8. Total recall

    T cells must encounter pathogen-derived antigens directly in the skin to differentiate into optimally effective, long-lived tissue-resident memory T cells.
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