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  1. From lab to field, and back

    Observations made from cognitive neuroscience studies could predict how social and ecological factors influence the size of specific brain regions in primates.
  2. Monkey teamwork

    An automated apparatus that rewards marmosets for working together allows scientists to better investigate cooperation.
  3. A question of rotation

    In mice, long bones have different ways of growing longer and wider before and after birth.
  4. A question of balance

    A new study sheds light on why, in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, mutations in the PTEN gene lead to impairments in neurons that inhibit neural activity – and how these can be mitigated.
  5. Keeping proteins in shape

    Experiments reveal how various types of chaperones work together to break apart harmful aggregates in the cell.
  6. When size does matter

    Larger organisms drive decomposition in drier climate.
  7. A deep look at variant callers

    Analyzing bacterial genetic information using AI-based tools combined with modern sequencing technologies outperforms more traditional approaches.
  8. How to build a sperm cell

    A shared set of old, deeply conserved genes presides over the development of sperm cells in humans, mice and fruit flies.