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Funders and other research organisations are embracing reviewed preprints as an alternative way to assess researchers, and call on others to do the same.

Researchers analysing clinical trial data for the new antimalarial drug tafenoquine find that higher doses are needed to achieve cure reliably.

The variety of tree species and the degree of genetic diversity within individual species both affect forest productivity.

A ‘species sorting’ experiment finds that microbial communities change under distinct climatic conditions by re-activating latent species that thrive at different temperatures.

A set of genes associated with a higher risk of having type 2 diabetes could also predict gestational diabetes risk in women of South Asian descent.

Findings suggest skewed X chromosome inactivation could increase an individual’s risk of developing chronic diseases and cancer.

Researchers have described intricate details of a potential drug target in the SARS-CoV-2 virus and related coronaviruses.

High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in October 2022, including Forbes, Earth.com and Nature World News.

Scientists have traced back plant defence mechanisms to a single receptor that evolved over millions of years to recognise today’s diseases and pests.

A web-based computer platform is helping scientists use massive datasets to track the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses.