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  1. Vaccine renovation

    An RNA vaccine that provides protection against SARS-CoV-2 in rodents can be easily updated to target newer strains of the virus.

  2. Replicating tau filaments

    A protein called tau forms distinctly shaped filaments in different neurodegenerative diseases, which can now be replicated in the lab.

  3. Spliced genes in single cells

    A new analysis toolkit overcomes the challenges of studying gene splicing in individual cells.

  4. Chaperones in control

    By controlling the production of their target proteins, two dedicated chaperones help prevent harmful clumps of proteins forming in yeast cells.

  5. Larval hormone turns up the heat

    As fruit fly larvae age, a group of neurons switch their sensitivity of detecting heat instead of ultraviolet light to allow the larvae to escape from potential dangers.

  6. Steering cell division

    During meiosis, a surprising motor protein helps egg cells to segregate their genome before they divide.

  7. Targeting placental malaria

    New maternal antibodies could help to design better vaccines against a dangerous form of malaria.

  8. Keeping cells past their expiration date

    Papillomaviruses prevent cells from maturing.
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