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   Episode 89: September 2023

   In this episode, we hear about adapting to life in cold water, animals keeping their distance when pathogens are present, why women are reluctant to submit to elite journals, how learning compassion changes the structure of the brain, and biological ageing in children.
2. 1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

   Germ Cells: From stem cell to egg cell

   Noor M Kotb, Prashanth Rangan

   Experiments on female fruit flies reveal more about the molecular mechanisms involved as germline stem cells transition to become egg cells.
3. 

   Career: Don’t face writer’s block alone

   Bruna Martins Garcia

   Creating a writing club allowed a Brazilian PhD student to confront her fears, improve her English and, ultimately, change the way she sees research.
4. 1. Computational and Systems Biology
   2. Ecology

   Gut Health: The value of connections

   Vanessa Rossetto Marcelino

   High proportions of gut bacteria that produce their own food can be an indicator for poor gut health.
5. 1. Developmental Biology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   The Natural History of Model Organisms: Amphioxus as a model to study the evolution of development in chordates

   Salvatore D'Aniello, Stephanie Bertrand, Hector Escriva

   Interest in the ecology, biology and evolution of amphioxus is growing, and the availability of several species is helping to improve our understanding of chordate evolution.
6. 

   Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Why I cannot return home yet

   Mariano A Molina

   Studying abroad helped a Panamanian student to accept who he is, but it meant him letting go of his dream.
7. 1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
   2. Developmental Biology

   Gene Regulation: Blocking the blocker

   Qi Dai

   An unexpected interaction between a long non-coding RNA locus and a genetic insulator called Fub-1 has an important role in gene regulation during development in Drosophila.
8. 1. Neuroscience
   2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

   Synapses: Changing the size of dendritic spines

   Takeo Saneyoshi

   Interactions between an enzyme kinase, an ion channel and cytoskeletal proteins maintain the structure of synapses involved in memory formation.
9. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Medicine
   3. Cancer Biology

   

   Special Issue: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention, control, care and survivorship

   Edited by Eduardo Franco et al.

   Our latest Special Issue brings together research covering many different aspects of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer outcomes across the globe.
10. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    COVID-19 and Cancer: Acting on past lessons and learning new ones

    Eduardo L Franco, Diane M Harper

    eLife has published a special issue containing articles that examine how cancer prevention, control, care and survivorship were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.