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Genetic and functional analyses identify SVEP1 as an extracellular matrix regulator that coordinates airway branching, smooth muscle differentiation, and alveolar maturation during lung development.

Integrating genome-wide maps of chromatin accessibility and sequence conservation provides an accessible low-cost approach for identifying cis-regulatory elements in large genomes, validated in the emerging model Parhyale.

Bidirectional relocation of actomyosin as a novel mechanism drives invagination in developing organs.

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.