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eLife publishes research on the mechanisms and biological significance of environmentally driven epigenetic inheritance.

Intracellular zinc dynamically changes during sperm capacitation and regulates Slo3-mediated hyperpolarization, while directly inhibiting Slo3 currents through residues contributing to its slow dissociation.

Detailed, single-cell spatial gene expression across multiple gastruloids highlights macro-scale organizational consistency, simultaneous with variance in meso-scale patterning.

Tooth plucking triggers a rapid, coordinated regeneration program in cichlids, accelerating replacement more than threefold through temporally organized epithelial, mesenchymal, immune, vascular, and neural signaling.

IR-couple NMD controls matrix transcript abundance during craniofacial morphogenesis.

MATR3 coordinates oocyte transcription and follicular paracrine signaling to maintain normal oocyte growth and female fertility.