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    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Pathogen Evolution: Exploring accidental virulence

    Daniel FQ Smith
    Experimentally evolving yeast to adhere better to plastic led to adaptations that increased their ability to cause an infection.
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Protein Kinase A: Probing ligand selectivity in pathogens

    Bryan VanSchouwen, Giuseppe Melacini
    Why does protein kinase A respond to purine nucleosides in certain pathogens, but not to the cyclic nucleotides that activate this kinase in most other organisms?
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Development: Investigating the origin of insect metamorphosis

    Xavier Belles
    Experiments exploring the role of juvenile hormone during the life cycle of firebrat insects provide clues about the evolution of metamorphosis.
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Stem Cells: Investigating the impact of cannabis

    Merrick Pierson Smela
    The psychoactive component of cannabis, ∆9-THC, affects cell growth and metabolism in early embryonic cell types in mice.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Marginalising dyslexic researchers is bad for science

    Helen Taylor, Arash Zaghi, Sara Rankin
    Specific learning differences like dyslexia may play an essential role in advancing human knowledge and enriching the academic environment.
    1. Physics of Living Systems
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Viruses: Packing up the genome

    Bálint Kiss, Miklós Kellermayer
    Nucleotide and force-dependent mechanisms control how the viral genome of lambda bacteriophage is inserted into capsids.
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Support Proteins: Getting bacterial cells into shape

    Mrinmayee Bapat, Vani Pande, Pananghat Gayathri
    The conformational state of a structural protein in bacteria can vary, depending on the concentration level of potassium ions or the nucleotide bound to it.
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Special Issue: Systems Genetics

    Edited by David James et al.
    In this Special Issue we present a range of studies that showcase novel approaches that researchers are exploring to better decipher the link between genotype and phenotype.
  1. A cartoonish human figure sitting on the outline of a brain on a warm purple background with a bright white spark. Vicky Bowskill (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

    Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Working with my brain and not against it

    Tigist Tamir
    When attempts to capitalize on her undiagnosed ADHD traits led to repeated cycles of overwork and burnout, a postdoc re-evaluated how she faces the daily challenges of being a neurodivergent scientist.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    Genetics: From mouse to human

    Arya Mani
    A deep analysis of multiple genomic datasets reveals which genetic pathways associated with atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease are shared between mice and humans.
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