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Highlights

    1. Developmental Biology

    Signaling pathways in the lung

    Nathaniel C Nelson, Matthias C Kugler
    1. Neuroscience

    A reading list for neurodiversity

    Mirela Zaneva, Tao Coll-Martín ... Alyssa Hillary Zisk
    1. Cell Biology

    Resisting cell death

    Dominik Brokatzky, Serge Mostowy

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    1. Ecology

    Disease Transmission: Interactions between wild pigs and the spread of disease

    Mercury Shitindo
    Tracking wild pigs with GPS devices reveals how their social interactions could influence the spread of disease, offering new strategies for protecting agriculture, wildlife, and human health.
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    1. Cell Biology

    Cytoskeleton: Rearranging to resist cell death

    Dominik Brokatzky, Serge Mostowy
    Cytoskeleton rearrangements promote formation of a giant structure called a GUVac that stops cells from dying when they become detached from the extracellular matrix.
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Lung Development: Exploring a complex constellation of signaling pathways

    Nathaniel C Nelson, Matthias C Kugler
    Cells called alveolar myofibroblasts, which have a central role in the development of the lung after birth, receive an orchestrated input from a range of different signaling pathways.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Locomotion: How vision shapes the paths we choose

    Arthur D Kuo
    A mathematical model can predict the path walkers take through a rugged landscape, including the tendency of people to avoid paths that are too steep, even if it means going farther.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Cochlear Synaptopathy: Unravelling hidden hearing loss

    Emmanuel Ponsot
    Damage to the synapses connecting hair cells to the auditory nerve leads to undetected hearing impairments.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Point of View: An annotated introductory reading list for neurodiversity

    Mirela Zaneva, Tao Coll-Martín ... Alyssa Hillary Zisk
    A collaboratively developed annotated reading list expands upon core themes in neurodiversity, aiming to enhance understanding and to promote rigorous, destigmatizing, and inclusive practices in research.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Fecal Microbiomes: Baboons, bacteria, and biological clocks address an age-old question

    Amanda D Melin
    Studying the fecal microbiota of wild baboons helps provide new insight into the factors that influence biological aging.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Brain Activity: Unifying networks of a rhythm

    Mohsen Alavash
    Combining electrophysiological, anatomical and functional brain maps reveals networks of beta neural activity that align with dopamine uptake.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Navigation: Building a cognitive map through self-motion

    Bharath Krishnan, Noah Cowan
    Mice can generate a cognitive map of an environment based on self-motion signals when there is a fixed association between their starting point and the location of their goal.
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    1. Cell Biology

    Microbiome: Balancing microbial composition through diet

    L Catalina Acuff, Karen Guillemin
    A reciprocal interaction between gut bacteria and gut cells affects protein absorption in the host.
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