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1. Peer Review: Implementing a "publish, then review" model of publishing

   Michael B Eisen et al.

   From July 2021 eLife will only review manuscripts already published as preprints, and will focus its editorial process on producing public reviews to be posted alongside the preprints.
2. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

   Science Forum: A survey of research quality in core facilities

   Isabelle C Kos-Braun et al.
3. 1. Ecology
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Antibiotics: Modelling how antimicrobial resistance spreads between wards

   Tjibbe Donker

   Moving patients between wards and prescribing high levels of antibiotics increases the spread of bacterial infections that are resistant to treatment in hospitals.
4. 1. Computational and Systems Biology
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Meta-Research: COVID-19 research risks ignoring important host genes due to pre-established research patterns

   Thomas Stoeger, Luís A Nunes Amaral

   An analysis of 10,395 research publications about COVID-19 that mention at least one human gene reveals that many genes implicated in SARS-CoV-2 infection by genome-wide studies remain unstudied.

5. Mental Health in Academia: Shedding light on those who provide support

   Elsa Loissel

   An eLife survey explores the experiences of those in the research community who support colleagues struggling with their mental health.
6. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Plant Biology

   Photosynthesis: On the art of stealing chloroplasts

   Paulo Cartaxana, Sónia Cruz

   Sea slugs increase the longevity of the chloroplasts they steal from algae by limiting the harmful side-effects of photosynthesis.
7. 1. Neuroscience

   Social Status: Modulating chronic stress

   Debra A Bangasser, Evelyn Ordoñes Sanchez

   Social rank differentially influences how male and female mice respond to chronic stress.

8. Meta-Research: Journal policies and editors' opinions on peer review

   Daniel G Hamilton et al.
9. 1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
   2. Computational and Systems Biology

   Nanoscale Signaling: Messages across time and space

   Sascha M Kuhn, André Nadler

   Compartmentalized oscillations of second messengers affect global cellular signaling.
10. 1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Viral Maturation: How to package the RNA of HIV-1

    Alex Kleinpeter, Eric O Freed

    Interactions between viral RNA and the integrase enzyme are required for HIV-1 particles to become infectious, a process that can be disrupted through multiple mechanisms.