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    1. Ecology

    Behavior: Flying squirrels, hidden treasures

    Pizza Ka Yee Chow
    In the rain forests of Hainan, China, two species of squirrel create grooves on the surface of smooth nuts so that they can wedge them in the forks between branches.
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    1. Cell Biology

    Adipocytes: Becoming less beige with age

    Anying Song, Qiong A Wang
    The production of beige adipocytes following cold exposure is blocked as mice get older and leads to changes in the expression of metabolic genes.
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  1. Point of View: Reshaping the research landscape in Brazil

    Gustavo Schiavone Crestana, Jéssica Mendes ... Flávia Vischi Winck
    Brazil would benefit from a long-term strategy for science and innovation that improves the standing of both science and scientists in the country.
  2. Research Culture: Why every lab needs a handbook

    Benjamin C Tendler, Maddie Welland ... The WIN Handbook Team
    By explaining how a lab works, outlining what is expected of everyone, and describing the culture the lab is aiming for, a good lab handbook will benefit all the members of a research group.
  3. A hand gloved in dark blue holds a bright white spark with a soft red glow

    Being a Scientist: Fleeing Iraq with nothing but a dream

    Arby Abood
    Facing the harsh realities of life as a refugee in Jordan and the United States, an ambitious young man holds to a conviction: that he will, one day, get a PhD.
    1. Medicine

    Arthritis: Unraveling the mechanisms behind joint damage

    Wenyu Fu, Chuan-ju Liu
    A subtype of myeloid monocyte mediates the transition from autoimmunity to joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
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    1. Ecology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Microbiome: Finding common connections

    Ma Francesca M Santiago, Aura Raulo
    Ecological associations among gut bacteria are largely consistent across hosts in a population of wild baboons.
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    1. Cell Biology

    Skeletal Muscle: The origin of T-tubules

    Callum J Quinn, Katharine M Dibb
    Ring-like structures made up of caveolae appear to drive the development of membrane invaginations called T-tubules which are important for muscle contraction.
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    1. Neuroscience
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Brain Development: The dangers of rubella virus

    Ekaterina Epifanova, Laurent Nguyen
    The rubella virus can interfere with fetal brain development by infecting immune cells called microglia during pregnancy.
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Parasite Communication: Learning the language of pathogens

    Izadora Volpato Rossi, Marcel Ivan Ramirez
    Parasites can use extracellular vesicles and cellular projections called cytonemes to communicate with one another.
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