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   Global Science: To the West and back again

   The life and biomedical sciences are thriving in many Asian countries, making it less essential for scientists to “go West”.
2. 1. Immunology and Inflammation
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Gut Microbiome: Everyone wins

   Renata C Matos, François Leulier

   Aeromonas bacteria living in the gut of zebrafish produce a specific molecule to pacify the immune system of their host.
3. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Ecology

   The Natural History of Model Organisms: From molecular manipulation of domesticated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to survival in nature

   Severin Sasso et al.

   Dubbed the 'green yeast', the model alga C. reinhardtii has profoundly advanced many areas of biology, but much remains to be learnt about its life in the wild.
4. 1. Genetics and Genomics

   Genome-wide Association Study: Not so benign

   Barbara Rivera

   Susceptibility to uterine fibroids, benign tumors that affect the health of many women, is linked to genes that are responsible for preserving genome integrity and promoting genitourinary development.
5. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Computational and Systems Biology

   Signaling Systems: Transferring information without distortion

   Steven S Andrews et al.

   Despite employing diverse molecular mechanisms, many different cell signaling systems avoid losing information by transmitting it in a linear manner.
6. 

   Global Science: Public health research in Iran

   Potential impacts of economic sanctions and a lack of long-term vision from the authorities hinder the work of researchers.
7. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Tuberculosis: Breaking down walls

   Moagi Tube Shaku, Bavesh Davandra Kana

   A better understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the growth of mycobacteria could help identify targets for new antibiotics.
8. 1. Human Biology and Medicine
   2. Neuroscience

   Autoresuscitation: The central role of serotonin

   Gary C Mouradian, Matthew R Hodges

   The neurotransmitter serotonin helps to co-ordinate the respiratory and cardiovascular responses of newborns to oxygen deprivation.
9. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   2018 Gairdner Awards: The past, present and future of light-gated ion channels and optogenetics

   Sheena A Josselyn

   Research into light-gated ion channels called channelrhodospins laid the foundations for the development of optogenetics, a technique that has gone on to revolutionize neuroscience.
10. 1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    2018 Gairdner Awards: The discovery and importance of genomic imprinting

    Anne C Ferguson-Smith, Deborah Bourc'his

    Research into genomic imprinting has provided a foundation for the study of epigenetic mechanisms, especially during development, and has also shed light on a range of rare genetic disorders and common diseases.