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  1. Being deaf during the pandemic

    John J Dennehy
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    How networks of veins change

    Thomas S Shimizu, E Toby Kiers, Howard A Stone
    1. Developmental Biology

    Hidden depths in zebrafish skin

    Yue Rong Tan, Megan Liaw, Chen-Hui Chen
    1. Neuroscience

    A groom with a view

    Jeffrey E Markowitz
    1. Neuroscience

    Persuasive communication devices

    Olivier Corneille, Jo Havemann ... Leon D Lotter

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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Drug Discovery: Decoding the mechanisms of allostery

    Saif Khan, Cornelius Gati
    A complex interplay between structure, conformational dynamics and pharmacology defines distant regulation of G protein-coupled receptors.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Point of View: Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles

    Olivier Corneille, Jo Havemann ... Leon D Lotter
    Authors should be open about the limitations of their work and not overstate its importance.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Vasculature: Exploring the dynamics of vascular adaptation

    Thomas S Shimizu, E Toby Kiers, Howard A Stone
    A combination of in toto imaging and theory suggests a new mechanism for the remodeling of veins in vascular networks.
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Development: The hidden depths of zebrafish skin

    Yue Rong Tan, Megan Liaw, Chen-Hui Chen
    Single-cell transcriptome analysis of zebrafish cells clarifies the signalling pathways controlling skin formation and reveals that some cells produce proteins required for human teeth to acquire their enamel.
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    Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: When communication all changed

    John J Dennehy
    Between early challenges and lasting opportunities, a deaf virologist reflects on how the pandemic transformed his access to academic spaces.
    1. Neuroscience

    Innate Behavior: A groom with a view

    Jeffrey E Markowitz
    Mapping mouse grooming episodes to neural activity shows that striatal cells deep in the brain collectively represent key aspects of self-grooming.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Hormones: Below the surface of a touch

    Stephanie D Preston, Rosa Muñoz
    How the body and brain respond to a gentle stroke dynamically changes depending on how familiar someone is with the other person.
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

    Gene Expression: Getting off to a good start

    Igor Martianov, Irwin Davidson
    RNA polymerase II transcription can efficiently occur when mouse embryonic stem cells lack TBP and TBP-like proteins, confirming that this initiation factor may not be as essential as once thought.
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Point of View: COVID-19 as a catalyst for reimagining cervical cancer prevention

    Rebecca Luckett, Sarah Feldman ... Suzanne Garland
    The Policy Committee of the International Papillomavirus Society describes how lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic could propel a new approach to the elimination of cervical cancer that is more likely to be successful.
    1. Cell Biology

    Gene Expression: How their environment influences endothelial cells

    Xuejing Liu, Zhen Bouman Chen
    Changes in gene expression in cultured endothelial cells can be partially reversed by simulating in vivo conditions.
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