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1. 1. Computational and Systems Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   Brain Networks: Modeling breathing rhythms

   Jan-Marino Ramirez, Nathan A Baertsch

   Computational models are helping researchers to understand how certain properties of neurons contribute to respiratory rhythms.
2. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Genetics and Genomics

   Population Genetics: Why structure matters

   Nick Barton et al.

   Great care is needed when interpreting claims about the genetic basis of human variation based on data from genome-wide association studies.
3. 1. Cancer Biology

   Melanoma: Accelerating cancer without mutations

   Douglas E Brash

   Mice get melanoma faster when they have common, inherited variants in a few genes that control cell-wide changes but also respond to the environment.
4. 1. Computational and Systems Biology
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Microbiome: Does disease start in the mouth, the gut or both?

   Andrei Prodan et al.

   Oral bacteria colonize the gut more frequently than previously thought.
5. 

   First Paper As PI: Izumi Fukunaga

   Time management can be a challenge for a new faculty member – but the science is rewarding.
6. 

   Philosophy of Biology

   Curated by Helga Groll

   A series of articles offering philosophical perspectives on the life sciences.
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   Interview: Diving into science management

   Patricia Cabezas explains how science management roles require many of the transferable skills developed during the PhD and postdoc.

8. Philosophy of Biology: Philosophical bias is the one bias that science cannot avoid

   Fredrik Andersen et al.

   Scientists should be aware of the non-empirical assumptions that influence all kinds of research.

9. Philosophy of Biology: Understanding regeneration at different scales

   Kate MacCord, Jane Maienschein

   To understand how regeneration works across the different scales of living systems, we first need to identify the essential components underlying this process.
10. 1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Philosophy of Biology: Towards a classification of stem cells

    Lucie Laplane, Eric Solary

    The occurrence, progression and treatment of cancer may be linked to changes in the nature of stemness.