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A newly discovered enhancer region may have allowed vertebrates to evolve the ability to open and close their jaws.

Analyzing how gene interaction networks are perturbed in individuals can help identify different types of colorectal cancers, paving the way towards personalized care.

As the Turkish government intensified its attacks on the theory of evolution, the academic community rallied to push back. A researcher recounts how she decided to join them.

New study reveals how various regions of the human cortex connect to the hippocampus along its longer anterior-posterior axis, shedding light on the way this structure is functionally organized.

Microbial communities in wastewater treatment plants provide insights into the development and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance.

The ever-worsening climate and ecological crises calls for life scientists to engage in advocacy and activism to galvanise governments and the public into action.

A new pooled screening method in yeast allows scientists to probe how protein levels are regulated by mutating thousands of genes at once.

A network of open channels allows cells and molecular cargo to travel from the center to the periphery of lab-grown colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, helping to eradicate competing species.

As long suspected, poxviruses capture host genes through a reverse-transcription process now shown to be mediated by retrotransposons.

eLife is changing its editorial process to emphasize public reviews and assessments of preprints by eliminating accept/reject decisions after peer review.