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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    HIV-1 Infection: You can keep your coat on

    Gregory J Bedwell, Alan N Engelman
    High-resolution imaging techniques reveal new insights into the actions of the retrovirus HIV-1 inside host cells.
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  1. A young gorilla is supported by an older group member.

    Episode 74: May 2021

    In this episode, we hear about social support among gorillas, sound effects in hummingbirds, deforestation and malaria, and why large animals are less likely to get cancer.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Cancer: Beware the algorithm

    Peter van Endert
    Spliced peptides present on tumor cells can help to mount an immune response, but algorithms offer limited help in predicting which ones actually exist and perform this role in vivo.
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    1. Medicine

    Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Introducing the MAVEN Leadership Training Initiative to diversify the scientific workforce

    Y Claire Wang, Elizabeth Brondolo ... The MAVEN Leadership Team
    The MAVEN Initiative has been designed to encourage mid-career women scientists, particularly women of color, to move into leadership positions in science.
    1. Cell Biology

    Cellular Organisation: Putting organelles in their place

    Patricia Ulm, Verena Jantsch
    Experiments in C. elegans reveal new insights into how the ANC-1 protein helps to anchor the nucleus and other organelles in place.
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    COVID-19: Avoiding culture shock with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

    Benjamin G Hale
    When culturing SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory it is vital to avoid deletions in the gene for the spike protein that could affect the interpretation of experiments.
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    1. Cancer Biology

    Tumour Initiation: Danger zone

    Zohra Butt, Ian Prior
    What level of Ras genes activity leads to the development of cancer?
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Skin Immunity: A new player in the dermis

    Gyohei Egawa, Kenji Kabashima
    Langerhans-like cells located in the dermis can travel to lymph nodes where they modulate immune responses.
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  2. Image of Disabled in Higher Ed team member Linda Corcoran

    Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Disabled in Higher Ed

    Conversations about the lack of diversity in academia need to include the needs and experiences of students and staff with disabilities.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Aging: The temporary cost of dominance

    Calen P Ryan, Christopher W Kuzawa
    In a population of wild baboons, a new way to assess biological age reveals a surprising effect of social hierarchy.
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