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1. 1. Ecology

   Symbiosis: Algae and fungi move from the past to the future

   Paola Bonfante

   The ability of photosynthetic algae to enter the hyphae of a soil fungus could tell us more about the evolution of these species.
2. 1. Evolutionary Biology

   Gene Transfer: Adapting for life in the extreme

   Carolin M Kobras, Daniel Falush

   Red algae have adapted to extreme environments by acquiring genes from bacteria and archaea.
3. 1. Human Biology and Medicine

   Gender variations in citation distributions in medicine are very small and due to self-citation and journal prestige

   Jens Peter Andersen et al.
4. 1. Genetics and Genomics
   2. Neuroscience

   Behavioral Inheritance: When mothers leave their mark

   Raquel Barajas-Azpeleta, Kausik Si

   Progeny can inherit parental experiences through altered brain chemistry.
5. 

   Episode 59: June 2019

   In this episode, we hear about the emerging field of palaeoshellomics, wasp eggs that keep their food fresh, a monkey with a missing visual cortex, new biological methods inspired by astronomy and how to mix a family with a research career.
6. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Genetics and Genomics

   The Natural History of Model Organisms: The untapped potential of medaka and its wild relatives

   Leon Hilgers, Julia Schwarzer

   Studies of medaka and other ricefishes in the wild could provide insights in fields such as evolutionary biology, development and cancer research.

7. Scientist and Parent: The bereaved parent

   Edward Wallace

   The impacts of grief are long-lasting, but support from colleagues provides some relief.
8. 1. Computational and Systems Biology

   Meta-Research: Centralized scientific communities are less likely to generate replicable results

   Valentin Danchev et al.

   Analysis of data on drug-gene interactions suggests that decentralized collaboration will increase the robustness of scientific findings in biomedical research.
9. 1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Bacteria: How Legionella defend their turf

   Elisa D Hughes, Michele S Swanson

   Communities of bacteria that cause Legionnaire’s disease repel other bacteria by secreting an acid called HGA.
10. 1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Mosquitos: The taste of water

    W Daniel Tracey

    Female mosquitos require a specific ion-channel protein to sense the presence of fresh water in which they can lay their eggs.