1. New journal editor named as Randy Schekman

2. Randy Schekman to Lead New Journal

3. Mark Patterson Named Managing Executive Editor of New Open Access Journal

4. Editorial Team Announced for eLife, New Open Access Journal

5. Welcome to eLife

6. Countdown to submissions

7. Open access means a bright future for scientific research (The Guardian)

8. Bacteria transform the closest living relatives of animals from single cells into colonies (Discover)

9. Invitation: Learn more about eLife, the funder-researcher collaboration for the best in science

10. 1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

    The starvation hormone, fibroblast growth factor-21, extends lifespan in mice

    Yuan Zhang, Yang Xie ... David J Mangelsdorf

    Transgenic mice with high levels of FGF21 live for longer than wild-type mice and do so without reducing food intake.