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Past articles by eLife:
Life under the lens – Life’s Building Blocks –
Six videos from eLife articles showcase the intricacies of the microscopic world. → Read More
Grasping how chromosome copies pull themselves apart
The amount of grip produced by hand-like structures help to divide chromosomes between dividing cells. → Read More
Poring over virus shells – Life’s Building Blocks –
A new technique allows us to see how different molecules interact with the capsid that surrounds viruses. → Read More
How cells hand-deliver messages – Life’s Building Blocks –
Communication helps the cells that make up tissues and organs to work together as a team. One way that cells share information with each other as tissues grow and develop is by exchanging signaling… → Read More
The many faces of climate change – Life on Earth –
Climate change may have mixed effects on mosquito-borne disease in Australia. → Read More
Switching inflammation off – Health and Disease –
The newly identified iTAP protein controls the release of powerful inflammatory signals. → Read More
Through the haze – Brains and Behaviour –
Patients emerging from anaesthesia pass through a sleep-like state minutes before awakening. → Read More
The scientific paradox of crossing Abbey Road – Brains and Behaviour –
If our ability to stand still depends on the brain preventing movements that would otherwise make us fall, how do we ever start moving? → Read More
Seeing with the mind’s eye – eLife –
Does imagining an object activate the brain in the same way as looking at that object? → Read More
Getting to the heart of anthracyclines – Health and Disease –
Certain genetic differences could predispose patients to the side effects of some chemotherapy drugs. → Read More
Sensing a brighter future for cancer treatments – Life’s Building Blocks –
A bioluminescent sensor may help to develop new drugs. → Read More
Passing through – Health and Disease –
Genetic variations may interfere with osteoporosis drugs. → Read More
When movements become contagious – Brains and Behaviour –
Accurately predicting the result of someone’s actions makes it more likely that we’ll mimic them. → Read More
How do we know a hairdryer is not a gun? – Brains and Behaviour –
Neuroscientists find a brain region that combines information about what an object looks like and what it’s used for. → Read More
Growing up in a bubble – Health and Disease –
Mice that grow up in a bacteria-free environment show altered gene activity in their brains during social interaction. → Read More
Holding the focus – Life’s Building Blocks –
A new open source software tool makes it possible for researchers to view cells in living animals in high detail. → Read More
The curious genetics of pigeon patterns – Life on Earth –
Pale pigeons with poor vision share a similar mutation to that found in humans with some forms of hereditary blindness. → Read More
Harnessing random – Life’s Building Blocks –
How can organisms adapt to conditions that have never encountered before? → Read More
Fishing for answers – Life on Earth –
New scans of prehistoric fish skulls shed light on the early evolution of vertebrates. → Read More
Over-generalizing linked to anxiety – Brains and Behaviour –
People who report anxiety and intrusive thoughts were more likely to over-generalize potential harm to benign situations. → Read More