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Researchers develop a human skin mimic to study mosquito biting in high resolution without using humans as ‘bait’.

New findings in mice could inform novel treatment strategies for diseases that cause blindness.

Interactions between evolutionary pressures at the cellular and environmental level may enable cheating mitochondria to persist despite potential harm to individual organisms.

A review of mechanisms linking obesity and diabetes to COVID-19 suggests that interactions between the virus and existing bacterial conditions could explain disease severity.

New model suggests climate change may increase the areas in the US with optimal temperatures for West Nile virus transmission.

High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in August 2020, including Forbes, the New York Post and the Daily Express.

The 2020 Ben Barres Spotlight Awards will support minoritized scientists to gain visibility for their work and increase collaboration.

A genetics study in wild turquoise killifish shows that small populations accumulate mutations that shorten lives, helping scientists better understand how lifespan can evolve among populations.

A study in bonobos provides evidence of group-specific hunting preferences that cannot be explained by environmental or genetic factors.

The discovery that a Jurassic moth lacewing mimicked a co-occurring fossil lichen to promote survival predates modern lichen-insect associations by 165 million years.