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New cell membrane receptors for juvenile hormone, a terpenoid hormone in insects that regulates their development and reproduction. https://lnkd.in/eG4HX3vk

Viral Variants: How mutations affect function.

Pavlovian fear conditioning triggers active fear responses as well as freezing.

An influx of water molecules can help immune cells called neutrophils to move to where they are needed in the body.

Join us today in congratulating the ten winners and four runners-up of this year’s Ben Barres Spotlight Awards! 🎉 Now in its sixth year, this annual award scheme has recognised pioneering researchers from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in biology and medicine, as well as those working in countries with limited research funding, since 2019. This year’s winners represent the scheme’s most geographically diverse cohort, working across 13 countries between them and over half of the eligible applications received were based on articles initially published as reviewed preprints. Congratulations Ayesha Riaz, Germana Bancone, Joaquin Gonzalez, Maarouf Baghdadi, Nsoh Anabire, Oseremen Aisuodionoe-Shadrach, Ren Ujimatsu, Sayanti Acharya, Valerie Tornini and Victoire Nsabatien, and runners-up Evelyn Aviles, Jose Duhart, Kevin Alen Rucci and Natalia Ferreira Mendes. Named in honour of trailblazing transgender researcher and former eLife editor, the Ben Barres Spotlight Awards help us foster a more equitable and inclusive culture for research. Learn all about them and their work below 👇

We are delighted to see this work from several eLife Ambassadors published in PLOS Computational Biology: 'Ten simple rules for successful and sustainable African research collaborations' 🎉 The authors outline key steps for fostering effective partnerships with the goals of leveraging increasing opportunities for international collaboration and ensuring the contributions of African researchers’ are recognised. "It is through such strategies that we can bridge historical gaps in collaboration and support a new era of inclusive and impactful scientific research."

Still on the fence about publishing through our new model? Ecologist Ushio Masayuki and his team submitted their paper to eLife because of our unique review and publishing processes and more and more authors like him are taking the leap. He shared his open feedback and advice after experiencing the process first-hand.

A study of two enzymes in the brain reveals new insights into how redox reactions regulate the activity of protein kinases.