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  1. Will I remember this?

    Individuals with high levels of compulsivity tend to forego using reminders to help them during memory tasks.
  2. Reflect to deflect

    Unique structures called brochosomes serve as an antireflective camouflage coating for leafhoppers.
  3. Targeting 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

    Gene-targeting molecules known as antisense oligonucleotides help improve cognitive function in mouse models of a severe chromosomal disorder.
  4. Mapping malaria genetics

    A study of Plasmodium genetic diversity highlights the importance of considering asymptomatic carriers for anti-malaria strategies.
  5. Telling apart tumors

    Differences in the activity of two genes in a cancer known as retroperitoneal liposarcoma may help identify tumors that require more aggressive treatment.
  6. To clean or not to clean

    A study of beach-dwelling monkeys reveals that they make tradeoffs between cleaning sand from their food and eating quickly depending on their social rank.
  7. To the marrow

    Periosteal skeletal stem cells develop features of mesenchymal stromal cells in the bone marrow when they migrate into this tissue and so support bone marrow regeneration after injury.
  8. The (molecular) shape of you

    New methods allow scientists to use a powerful technique known as cryo-EM to examine proteins that have been difficult to study so far.