Media Coverage: February roundup of eLife papers in the news

High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in February 2021, including The Telegraph, The Washington Post and Science News.
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In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in February. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:

Jansen et al.’s Research Article, ‘An integrative study of five biological clocks in somatic and mental health’, was covered in:

Si et al.’s Research Article, ‘Improved lipidomic profile mediates the effects of adherence to healthy lifestyles on coronary heart disease’, was mentioned in:

The Research Article by Ito et al., ‘Iron derived from autophagy-mediated ferritin degradation induces cardiomyocyte death and heart failure in mice’, was highlighted in:

Zhang et al.’s Review Article, ‘Gross ways to live long: Parasitic worms as an anti-inflammaging therapy?’, was featured in:

Daniloski et al.’s Research Article, ‘The Spike D614G mutation increases SARS-CoV-2 infection of multiple human cell types’, was mentioned in:

  • Daily Star – Covid-19 is eight times more infectious than original virus found in Wuhan, study finds
  • Financial Express (India) – Mutation in spike protein makes coronavirus eight times more infectious, study finds
  • The Hindu Business Line (India) – Mutations in Covid-19 spike protein make it 8 times more contagious
  • Swiss Info – A mutation in SARS-Cov-2 protein S makes it eight times more infectious (translated)
  • Renascença (Portugal) – Covid-19: viruses can be up to eight times more infectious due to protein mutation (translated)
  • Sinembargo (México) – Mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 makes it 8 times more infectious (translated)
  • El Universo (Ecuador) – Scientists Watch Coronavirus Mutations Carefully (translated)
  • Lenta (Russia) – Coronavirus has become eight times more contagious (translated)
  • RT Online (Russia) – A mutation of a spike protein makes SARS-CoV-2 eight times more contagious than the original virus (translated)
  • AIF (Russia) – What is behind the message from scientists that "the virus has become 8 times more contagious"? (Translated)
  • o2 (Poland) – Scientists have found new strains of COVID-19 and think we may be entering a new phase of the pandemic (translated)

Hinde et al.’s Feature Article, ‘Education and Outreach: March Mammal Madness and the power of narrative in science outreach’, was covered in:

  • The Washington Post – March Mammal Madness, an entertaining and educational ‘tourney’ about wildlife instead of sports teams
  • Nature – How we won March Mammal Madness

Herencias et al.’s Short Report, ‘Collateral sensitivity associated with antibiotic resistance plasmids’, was mentioned in:

Prang’s 2019 Research Article, ‘The African ape-like foot of Ardipithecus ramidus and its implications for the origin of bipedalism’, was highlighted in:

  • Science News – Ardi may have been more chimplike than initially thought — or not

The Research Article by Wong et al., ‘Isoform-specific roles for AKT in affective behavior, spatial memory, and extinction related to psychiatric disorders’, was featured in:

Vazquez et al.’s Research Article, ‘Pervasive duplication of tumor suppressors in Afrotherians during the evolution of large bodies and reduced cancer risk’, was covered in:

  • La Vanguardia (Spain) – The evolutionary success that has made elephants resistant to cancer (translated)
  • Hankyoreh (South Korea) – Why are elephants less susceptible to cancer? (Translated)
  • Asra (Iran) – Why are elephants resistant to cancer? (Translated)
  • IFLScience – Elephants Have An Arsenal Of Genetic Defense Mechanisms To Fight Cancer

Enard et al.’s 2016 Research Article, ‘Viruses are a dominant driver of protein adaptation in mammals’, was mentioned in:

  • The Indian Express – Explained: Are the new Covid-19 strains discovered in the US more contagious?

Chen et al.’s Research Article, ‘Volatile DMNT directly protects plants against Plutella xylostella by disrupting peritrophic matrix barrier in midgut’, was featured in:

  • ScienceNet (China) – Volatile plant compounds directly resist the herbivorous insect Plutella xylostella (translated)

Gagne et al.’s Research Article, ‘Impaired adaptation of learning to contingency volatility in internalizing psychopathology’, was highlighted in:

  • HiNet (Taiwan) – Focusing on successful experiences helps stabilize emotions (translated)

Paschen et al.’s Research Article, ‘Hippocampal low-frequency stimulation prevents seizure generation in a mouse model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy’, was covered in:

  • Sina (China) – Deep electrical brain stimulation targeting light-sensitive proteins and molecules prevents seizures in mouse models (translated)

Raghuvamsi et al.’s Research Article, ‘SARS-CoV-2 S protein:ACE2 interaction reveals novel allosteric targets’, was highlighted in:

  • Tele Cinco (Spain) – Researchers find potential new targets in key coronavirus protein (translated)

And the Feature Article by Mina et al., ‘Science Forum: A Global lmmunological Observatory to meet a time of pandemics’, was mentioned in:

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