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  1. Using community-sourced data to measure biodiversity

    Community-sourced species observation data is generally accurate and can help scientists and stakeholders keep track of biodiversity in different regions.

  2. Blades of grass and long faces

    New analyses help to reveal the evolutionary pressures that gave rise to the trunks of modern elephants.

  3. Evading the immune system

    A protein from human cytomegalovirus interacts with HLA-I molecules to prevent the immune system from detecting infected cells.

  4. Biomarking nutrition

    Biomarkers may help improve the accuracy of nutrition research.

  5. Calculating the brain from plain dissection photographs

    Plain photographs of human brain slices can be used to generate accurate three-dimensional reconstructions of the brains.

  6. Shielded from degradation

    A protein known as RAPSYN helps to protect an enzyme whose abnormal activity is linked to a widespread form of blood cancer.

  7. Vitamin B6 and the brain

    A candidate drug that stops vitamin B6 being broken down in mouse brain cells could help to reveal how this vitamin supports learning and memory.

  8. Breathe easy

    A new genetically modified mouse model sheds new light on the molecular mechanisms behind the congenital lung disorder CPAM.
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