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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Nuclear Receptors: A new mode of inhibition

    Andrew D Huber, Taosheng Chen
    Complementary structural biology approaches reveal how an agonist and a covalent inhibitor simultaneously bind to a nuclear receptor.
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Science Forum: Antibody characterization is critical to enhance reproducibility in biomedical research

    Richard A Kahn, Harvinder Virk ... Skye Longworth
    There is an ongoing need for researchers and all stakeholders to better understand issues surrounding antibody characterization to improve the quality and reproducibility of research that employs these reagents.
    1. Neuroscience

    Serial Dependence: Connecting past and present

    Sihan Yang, Anastasia Kiyonaga
    A neural signature of serial dependence has been found, which mirrors the attractive bias of visual information seen in behavioral experiments.
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Vaccines: How do adjuvants enhance immune responses?

    Rekha R Rapaka
    By altering which peptide antigens are presented to CD4+ T cells, adjuvants affect the specificity of the immune response.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Vision: Running into differences

    Eleni Psarou, Shivangi Patel, Marieke Schölvinck
    Body movement does not significantly increase neuronal activity in the primary visual cortex of marmosets, in contrast to the effects observed in mice.
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  1. Being a Scientist: Cobain, Hemingway, Sinatra and me

    Lydia Krasilnikova
    A postdoc explains how being medicated for bipolar changed her life and the way she conducts research.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Cancer: Modeling glioblastoma

    Ian Lorimer
    Establishing a zebrafish model of a deadly type of brain tumor highlights the role of the immune system in the early stages of the disease.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Cerebellum: Linking abnormal neural activity patterns to motor deficits

    David J Herzfeld
    Abnormal activity in the cerebellar nuclei can be used to predict motor symptoms and induce them experimentally, pointing to potential therapeutic strategies.
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  2. Scientific Publishing: How and why eLife selects papers for peer review

    eLife Editorial Leadership, eLife Senior Editors, eLife Early Career Advisory Group
    When deciding which submissions should be peer reviewed, eLife editors consider whether they will be able to find high-quality reviewers, and whether the reviews will be valuable to the scientific community.
    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Hematopoiesis: Counting blood precursors

    Sarah Duchamp de Chastaigne, Catherine M Sawai
    A new mathematical model can estimate the number of precursor cells that contribute to regenerating blood cells in mice.
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