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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 8h

Research suggests a protein called endophilin A1 helps organise and stabilise inhibitory synapses in the brain, keeping neural activity in balance and reducing susceptibility to epilepsy.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 10h

🧪 September’s most-read #Biochemistry paper uncovers a novel way that opsins in coral use a chloride ion to fine-tune light sensing: buff.ly/vqT3Yl9

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James Munday @jdmunday.bsky.social · 18h

Our paper "Forecasting the spatial spread of an Ebola epidemic in real-time: comparing predictions of mathematical models and experts" is now published as a 'version of record' in @elife.bsky.social (with @sbfnk.bsky.social Alicia Rosello and John Edmunds) doi.org/10.7554/eLif... 1/5

Forecasting the spatial spread of an Ebola epidemic in real time: Comparing predictions of mathematical models and experts

Models were more consistent than individual experts but performed comparably to ensembles of many experts and relative performance varied by month, justifying the use of combined model and expert fore...

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · 2d

In or out of academia, your needs, hopes and values matter.

Learn about the work being done by Fátima Sancheznieto and people like her to change the academic training to truly align with the values of science. Listen today: buff.ly/kayWDdB

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 19h

A cage-like network of extracellular matrix proteins anchors platelet-producing cells in the bone marrow, preventing them from entering the bloodstream too early.
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Matthieu Chavent @matthchavent.bsky.social · 2d

Our collaborative work with W Im lab is now published as V1 in @elife.bsky.social alongside with reviewers comments.

We will update this version to answer to reviewers comment but we believe that this version is already a good start to understand mycomembrane structure!

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Dynamic Architecture of Mycobacterial Outer Membranes Revealed by All-Atom Simulations

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists have uncovered how social life shapes aggression in fruit flies: while loners rely on quick jabs, group-raised males prefer intense, full-on tussles, a shift that helps them win territory and mates.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 1d

Fibronectin, a key component of the vessel wall, triggers smooth muscle cells to release collagen-rich extracellular vesicles that guide their movement during vessel repair and atherosclerosis.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 1d

Mild stresses on the body, like fasting or cold exposure, can delay ageing. But how?

A new Insight Article explores how oxygen-sensing neurons in C. elegans trigger body-wide stress signals that boost resilience and extend lifespan.
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Working model of the hypoxia-mediated longevity pathway.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing too soon can disrupt how the brain’s visual circuits form. Premature vision in ferrets led to abnormal motion processing, offering clues to vision problems in preterm infants.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 2d

Gall-forming microbes use an arsenal of unique effector proteins to sneak past plant defences and reprogram growth, revealing new molecular tricks behind devastating crop diseases like clubroot.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 2d

When its meal turns toxic, the tiny worm #CElegans shuts down digestion thanks to a single protein that links its “taste” neurons to the gut.

Gut feeling

C. elegans uses a protein located in specific neurons to detect toxic food and shut down the digestive system.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 3d

Balancing stability and flexibility when reshaping archaeal membranes.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 3d

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 4d

The skin doesn’t just heal, it remembers.

This Review Article explores how repeated microbial encounters, like with #Staphylococcus aureus, can “train” the skin’s immune system for faster, stronger responses.
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Epigenetic and metabolic reprogramming of dermal MΦ in S. aureus infection.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 4d

Can a system that uses trainees as labour be fair?

In Voices, fatusn.bsky.social unpacks the blurred line between training and exploitation, and what needs to change in how we value scientific work.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 5d

🌎 Collective intelligence, simplified: homing pigeons refine their routes not through expert leaders or complex learning, but by simply averaging paths across individuals.

A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons

Altmetric provides a collated score for online attention across various platforms and media.See more details

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 5d

The gut-brain connection

Glia cells mediate cytokine signalling between the gut and the brain, linking sleep to inflammation in the gut.

The gut-brain connection

Glia cells mediate cytokine signaling between the gut and the brain, linking sleep to inflammation in the gut.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 5d

This support is invaluable to our mission as we work with the community to reform research publishing and assessment, and we hope to welcome more forward-thinking organisations on board soon.

eLife @elife.bsky.social · 5d

These partnerships follow the introduction of our open access agreements to help institutions support their researchers in publishing with eLife, and to help transition away from traditional author fees
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eLife adds publishing agreements to its offering to support an open research future

eLife’s new open access agreements contribute towards a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable system for scientific publishing.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 5d

We’re pleased to partner with two leading UK universities on our uncapped scheme that promotes a more open, equitable and sustainable scientific publishing system buff.ly/TmRgnDE

elife partners with top uk universities, supporting researchers in trying a new route to publication

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 5d

Inside a thylakoid membrane

The molecular architecture of the thylakoid membrane in a vascular plant has been determined with single-molecule precision.
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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 6d

Our @elife.bsky.social Version of Record is now out 🎉 : elifesciences.org/articles/105...

Congratulations to @sohambio.bsky.social , @asimjaved.bsky.social , and @jiaxuwu.bsky.social on this beautiful work. We also wrote an easy-to-read eLife Digest for a general audience 👏

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 6d

Stability vs flexibility: reshaping archaeal membranes in silico

This ‘fundamental’ study characterises the mechanics and stability of bolalipids from archaeal membranes using a minimalist, physics-based computational model.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 6d

True transformation in publishing requires a robust and flexible infrastructure behind the scenes.

Our technology arm builds, integrates and services #OpenSource technologies and infrastructure, collaborating with the wider #OpenScience community.

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