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    1. Neuroscience

    A reading list for neurodiversity

    Mirela Zaneva, Tao Coll-Martín ... Alyssa Hillary Zisk
    1. Developmental Biology

    Signaling pathways in the lung

    Nathaniel C Nelson, Matthias C Kugler
    1. Neuroscience

    Making a cognitive map

    Bharath Krishnan, Noah Cowan

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    1. Developmental Biology

    Lung Development: Exploring a complex constellation of signaling pathways

    Nathaniel C Nelson, Matthias C Kugler
    Cells called alveolar myofibroblasts, which have a central role in the development of the lung after birth, receive an orchestrated input from a range of different signaling pathways.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Locomotion: How vision shapes the paths we choose

    Arthur D Kuo
    A mathematical model can predict the path walkers take through a rugged landscape, including the tendency of people to avoid paths that are too steep, even if it means going farther.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Cochlear Synaptopathy: Unravelling hidden hearing loss

    Emmanuel Ponsot
    Damage to the synapses connecting hair cells to the auditory nerve leads to undetected hearing impairments.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Point of View: An annotated introductory reading list for neurodiversity

    Mirela Zaneva, Tao Coll-Martín ... Alyssa Hillary Zisk
    A collaboratively developed annotated reading list expands upon core themes in neurodiversity, aiming to enhance understanding and to promote rigorous, destigmatizing, and inclusive practices in research.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Fecal Microbiomes: Baboons, bacteria, and biological clocks address an age-old question

    Amanda D Melin
    Studying the fecal microbiota of wild baboons helps provide new insight into the factors that influence biological aging.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Brain Activity: Unifying networks of a rhythm

    Mohsen Alavash
    Combining electrophysiological, anatomical and functional brain maps reveals networks of beta neural activity that align with dopamine uptake.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Navigation: Building a cognitive map through self-motion

    Bharath Krishnan, Noah Cowan
    Mice can generate a cognitive map of an environment based on self-motion signals when there is a fixed association between their starting point and the location of their goal.
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    1. Cell Biology

    Microbiome: Balancing microbial composition through diet

    L Catalina Acuff, Karen Guillemin
    A reciprocal interaction between gut bacteria and gut cells affects protein absorption in the host.
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Autoimmunity: The epigenetic trajectory of type 1 regulatory T cells

    David P Turicek, Xiaoxiao Wan
    The epigenome of T follicular helper cells prepares them for conversion into type 1 regulatory T cells.
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Neuronal Development: Rethinking sensorimotor circuits

    Maarten F Zwart
    New research shows that the neural circuit responsible for stabilising gaze can develop in the absence of motor neurons, contrary to a long-standing model in the field.
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