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Fertilization of an egg cell by more than one sperm cell can produce viable progeny in a flowering plant.

Experiments in zebrafish have shed new light on the relationship between development and regeneration in the heart.

Worms with increased levels of the epigenetic mark H3K9me2 have a longer lifespan that can be passed down to future generations.

Bacillus subtilis can measure the activity of the enzymes that remodel the cell wall to ensure that the levels of activity are ‘just right’.

Mentorship, financial security and a positive sense of self-worth increase the likelihood that underrepresented minority and female postdocs will pursue a career in academia.

The rat is much more than a simple model, and a better appreciation of the natural history of wild rats would increase its value as a research organism.

The wide range of cell types produced by single progenitors in the neocortex of mice may result from stochastic rather than deterministic processes.

There is a clear need to encourage exploratory research within the framework of open science.

Combining integrative genomics and systems biology approaches has revealed new and conserved features in the genome of human herpesvirus 6.

As Eve Marder stands down as a Deputy Editor of eLife, she reflects on the need for journals to change and respond to their environment.