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1. 1. Evolutionary Biology

   Microfossils: Mimicking early life-forms in the lab

   Maarten Lubbers, Dennis Claessen

   Studying the growth of bacteria without cell walls in an artificial environment can shed new light on the proliferation of primitive life-forms billions of years ago.
2. 1. Cell Biology

   Membrane Biology: Nothing can replace polyunsaturated lipids

   Sofia Rodriguez-Gallardo, Takeshi Harayama

   Genetic studies reveal that polyunsaturated lipids do more than simply increase the fluidity of the cell membrane.
3. 1. Neuroscience

   Behavioral Neuroscience: The consequences of stress on the brain and fear

   Nicole C Ferrara, Sydney Trask

   A region of the brain called the paraventricular thalamus mediates the impact of stress on unlearned fear responses, but is not involved in learned fear behavior.
4. 1. Developmental Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   Ribbon Synapses: Taking the tube to the basal pole of hair cells

   Satish R Ghimire, Thomas M Coate

   A stable microtubule network and kinesin motors facilitate the formation of presynaptic ribbons in sensory hair cells in the zebrafish lateral line.
5. 1. Cell Biology

   Lymphatic System: Closing in on pacemaker cells

   Pin-Ji Lei, Timothy P Padera

   Lymphatic muscle cells orchestrate the contraction of collecting lymphatic vessels in mice.
6. 1. Plant Biology

   Symbiosis: How plants pick their friends

   Estelle Grundy, Michael Udvardi

   A protein called RIN4 has a central role in helping legumes such as soybean and the bacteria rhizobia to develop a mutually beneficial relationship.
7. 1. Evolutionary Biology

   Evolutionary Biology: Embracing the complexity of cooperation

   Benjamin Allen

   A theoretical framework for analyzing the evolution of nonlinear cooperative interactions is taking shape.
8. 1. Developmental Biology
   2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

   Cardiac Repair: Aiming for spatial and temporal control of gene expression

   Stanislao Igor Travisano, Ching-Ling Lien

   Bioluminescent imaging is helping researchers better understand the effectiveness of tissue regeneration enhancers delivered to injured heart tissue by different adeno-associated virus vectors.
9. 1. Cell Biology

   Senescence: Returning aging cells to productivity

   Rachana S Vaidya, Simon Y Tang

   Platelet-derived growth factors can restore the proliferative potential of senescent cells taken from the degenerated intervertebral discs of aged humans.
10. 1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Acute Lung Injury: The double-edged nature of trained immunity

    Chrissy M Leopold Wager, Larry S Schlesinger

    Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.