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Newborn babies can recognise patterns in how voices alternate, as well as detect word-like motifs even when individual syllables are pronounced by various speakers.

Mutations in certain protein regions have predictable effects on the stability of cellular droplets and the risk of harmful protein clumps forming inside them.

Key immune molecules help restrict SARS-CoV-2 transmission within tissues by stopping the virus from fusing neighbouring cells.

A new method uses CRISPR genome editing to record how molecules interact inside cells over time.

The enzyme CDK5 is involved in changes to the circadian rhythm caused by exposure to light in the evening.

A study in mice reveals a new role for CGRP neurons in coordinating responses to threats of different severity.

A new genetic barcoding approach in fruit flies enables labelling of specific cell populations and allows researchers to scale up behavioural experiments by pooling groups of flies.

New results shed light on how two transcription factors work together to control body size during the development of Caenorhabditis elegans larvae.