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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Mutational Scanning: Ion-ing out the genetic variants of Kir2.1

    Braden S Fallon, Justin G English
    Deep mutational scanning provides new insights into how mutations alter the expression and activity of the potassium ion channel Kir2.1, which is associated with many diseases.
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  1. Mosquito on a poppy

    Episode 81: July 2022

    In this episode, we hear about e- cigarettes, the feeding behaviour of mosquitoes, gender inequalities in science, and how babies get their vitamin D.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    COVID-19: Locked in a pro-inflammatory state

    Chiu Wang Chau, Ryohichi Sugimura
    Macrophages absorbing cells infected with viable SARS-CoV-2 particles fail to transition into an anti-inflammatory state, potentially contributing to a damaging immune reaction linked to severe forms of COVID-19.
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Science Forum: Adding a One Health approach to a research framework for minority health and health disparities

    Brittany L Morgan, Mariana C Stern ... Laura Fejerman
    Adding a One Health approach to a research framework for minority health and health disparities encourages the exploration of new avenues of inquiry, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the consideration of new determinants of health.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Tooth Development: What sharks and mammals share

    Sophie Pantalacci
    The tooth shape of sharks and mice are regulated by a similar signaling center despite their teeth having very different geometries.
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Gut Development: A squash and a squeeze

    Danelle Devenport
    Advanced imaging techniques reveal details of the interactions between the two layers of the embryonic midgut that influence its ultimate shape.
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    1. Neuroscience
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Brain Organoids: Getting the right cells

    Bilal Cakir, In-Hyun Park
    Fusing brain organoids with blood vessel organoids leads to the incorporation of non-neural endothelial cells and microglia into the brain organoids.
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Natural Killer Cells: Taking on SARS-CoV-2

    Paola Kučan Brlić, Ilija Brizić
    A new study sheds light on how SARS-CoV-2 influences the way natural killer cells can recognize and kill infected cells.
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  2. Living Science: Maintaining the joy of discovery

    Eve Marder
    Changes in science over the past 50 years have reduced the chances of trainees experiencing the joy of discovery.
    1. Neuroscience

    Science Forum: What is next in African neuroscience?

    Kirsten A Donald, Mahmoud Maina ... Charles R Newton
    Working in Africa provides neuroscientists with opportunities that are not available in other continents, but obstacles must be overcome for the neuroscience community in Africa to reach its full potential.