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1. 1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Parasites: Eviction notice served on Toxoplasma

   Juan C Sánchez-Arcila, Kirk DC Jensen

   The gene RARRES3 uses an unexpected strategy to eliminate the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from human cells.
2. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Genetics and Genomics

   Plants: Why do sunflowers have invisible colors?

   Jason Laurich, Anna M O'Brien

   In the common sunflower, patterns of UV-absorbing pigments are controlled by a newly identified regulatory region and may be under the influence of environmental factors.
3. 1. Neuroscience

   Memory: Overwriting the past with supervised plasticity

   Xingyun Wang, Richard Naud

   Triggered activity bursts in place cells can increase and decrease the strength of some inputs.
4. 1. Immunology and Inflammation

   Viruses: What triggers inflammation in COVID-19?

   Tomohiro Sawa, Takaaki Akaike

   The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 triggers macrophages and epithelial cells to produce excess levels of pro-inflammatory molecules, which can do more harm than good.

5. Living Science: Authorship then and now

   Eve Marder

   A researcher should only be an author on a paper if they have contributed to it in a substantive way.
6. 1. Developmental Biology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   Natural History of Model Organisms: The big potential of the small frog Eleutherodactylus coqui

   Sarah E Westrick et al.
7. 1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

   Science Forum: Building a community to engineer synthetic cells and organelles from the bottom-up

   Oskar Staufer et al.

   The creation of synthetic cells and organelles will open doors to new collaborative and funding opportunities.

8. Meta-Research: Investigating disagreement in the scientific literature

   Wout S Lamers et al.

   An approach based on cue phrases can be used to identify instances of disagreement in scientific articles and compare the level of disagreement in various disciplines.
9. 1. Developmental Biology
   2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

   Regeneration: A matter of nerves

   Timothy J Duerr, James R Monaghan

   Regrowing new body parts requires neural input to restore appropriately sized limbs in salamanders.
10. 1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Plant Biology

    Photosynthesis: Oxygen overload

    Britta Foerster

    A structure that helps algae photosynthesize when carbon dioxide levels are low may also play a role during hyperoxia conditions.