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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 42m
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 5h
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 8h
High-throughput quantification of population dynamics using luminescence
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High-throughput quantification of population dynamics using luminescence
Tracking luminescent reporter light intensity is a fast, easy way to quantify population decline at high concentrations and tends to be a better proxy for biomass than for cell number.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 17h
An updated view of glucose pathways in cyanobacteria
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Mixotrophy: An updated view of glucose pathways in cyanobacteria
Contrary to previous belief, the cyanobacterium Synechocystis lacks the Entner-Doudoroff pathway for glucose metabolism.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Boosting hyperalignment performance with age-specific templates
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Boosting hyperalignment performance with age-specific templates
Age-specific templates improve the quality of functional alignment using hyperalignment algorithms, and the improvement is consistent across age groups, validation analyses, and datasets.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Microenvironmental arginine restriction sensitizes pancreatic cancers to polyunsaturated fatty acids by suppression of lipid synthesis
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Microenvironmental arginine restriction sensitizes pancreatic cancers to polyunsaturated fatty acids by suppression of lipid synthesis
Modeling the metabolic microenvironment of pancreatic tumors leads to the identification of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism as a vulnerability of pancreatic cancer.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Microenvironmental arginine restriction sensitizes pancreatic cancers to polyunsaturated fatty acids by suppression of lipid synthesis
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Microenvironmental arginine restriction sensitizes pancreatic cancers to polyunsaturated fatty acids by suppression of lipid synthesis
Modeling the metabolic microenvironment of pancreatic tumors leads to the identification of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism as a vulnerability of pancreatic cancer.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Apparent cooperativity between human CMV virions introduces errors in conventional methods of calculating multiplicity of infection
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Apparent cooperativity between human CMV virions introduces errors in conventional methods of calculating multiplicity of infection
Cooperation between individual virions of human cytomegalovirus at infecting cells leads to nonlinear scaling of cell infection probability with virion concentration.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Efficient and reproducible pipelines for spike sorting large-scale electrophysiology data
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Efficient and reproducible pipelines for spike sorting large-scale electrophysiology data
Parallelized, cloud-compatible pipelines reduce spike sorting of large-scale neural recordings from weeks to hours, and enable systematic benchmarking of algorithms on hybrid data.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hi @mathiassablemeyer.bsky.social, we're glad you enjoyed piloting this for your work! Thanks for your question – we don't yet have this data available but it's something we're looking into.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Niche exclusion of a lung pathogen in mice with designed probiotic communities
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Niche exclusion of a lung pathogen in mice with designed probiotic communities
Probiotic communities designed to inhibit a lung pathogen through niche exclusion show promise as a novel method of preventing respiratory infection.
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Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) Alliance @prcalliance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Join us for the “Publish, Review, Curate (PRC): Shaping the future of scholarly publishing” launch event, where Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social, Scientific Director, Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, will give a keynote talk.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thalamo-accumbal circuit adaptations following extended oxycodone abstinence
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Thalamo-accumbal circuit adaptations following extended oxycodone abstinence
Prolonged oxycodone abstinence strengthens paraventricular thalamus to nucleus accumbens shell glutamatergic transmission in both sexes, yet only females show enhanced relapse, dissociating shared synaptic...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In-situ glial cell-surface proteomics identifies pro-longevity factors in Drosophila
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In-situ glial cell-surface proteomics identifies pro-longevity factors in Drosophila
In-situ glial cell-surface proteomics reveals DIP-β as a glial longevity factor that enhances intercellular communication and extends lifespan in aging Drosophila.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Looking for a home for your plant biology preprint? We welcome studies from evolution and development to genomics and microbial interactions. buff.ly/M34wMs8 Learn how preprints are changing the way research is shared at eLife and submit today: buff.ly/YINHL8u
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Methylation clocks fail to generalize across genetically admixed individuals
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Methylation clocks fail to generalize across genetically admixed individuals
DNA-methylation-based predictors of biological age often fail to generalize across human populations, limiting their utility as biomarkers of aging and disease.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Analysis of cancer mutations introduced into the <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> Notch negative regulatory region uncovers a diversity of regulatory outcomes
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Analysis of cancer mutations introduced into the Drosophila melanogaster Notch negative regulatory region uncovers a diversity of regulatory outcomes
Heterogeneity in outcomes of differently located activating mutations of Notch indicates the need and potential for mutant specific targeting of Notch in cancer.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Methylation clocks fail to generalize across genetically admixed individuals elifesciences.org/articles/105...
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Methylation clocks fail to generalize across genetically admixed individuals
DNA-methylation-based predictors of biological age often fail to generalize across human populations, limiting their utility as biomarkers of aging and disease.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Concurrent category-selective neural activity across the ventral occipito-temporal cortex supports a non-hierarchical view of human visual recognition
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Concurrent category-selective neural activity across the ventral occipito-temporal cortex supports a non-hierarchical view of human visual recognition
Face-selective neural activity occurs concurrently across the human ventral occipito-temporal cortex, challenging traditional hierarchical models of visual object recognition where response latencies...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Proteome dynamics reveal Leiomodin 1 as a key regulator of myogenic differentiation
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Proteome dynamics reveal Leiomodin 1 as a key regulator of myogenic differentiation
Leiomodin 1 acts as a critical molecular switch during early muscle stem cell differentiation by sequestering the deacetylase SIRT1 in the cytoplasm to initiate the myogenic program.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Heritability of movie-evoked brain activity and connectivity
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Heritability of movie-evoked brain activity and connectivity
Genetic influences on how the brain processes complex naturalistic stimuli can be traced back to inherited control over stable spatial and temporal features of brain function.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Deletion of neuroligins from astrocytes does not detectably alter synapse numbers or astrocyte cytoarchitecture by maturity
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Deletion of neuroligins from astrocytes does not detectably alter synapse numbers or astrocyte cytoarchitecture by maturity
Genetic deletions in mouse models and human neuron co-cultures reveal that astrocytic neuroligins are dispensable for synapse formation and maintenance of normal astrocyte morphology, suggesting neuroligins...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A great paper tells the story. An author explainer video brings it to life. Highlight key findings, explain complex concepts, and give readers context that may not come across on the page. Our guide shares tips to help you get started with your video: buff.ly/BGoahip
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pupil size reveals the perceptual quality and effortless nature of synesthesia
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Pupil size reveals the perceptual quality and effortless nature of synesthesia
Synesthetes' pupils reflect the brightness of colors that they only see internally, making their hidden perceptual experience objectively measurable.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Correction: <i>cxcl18b</i>-defined transitional state-specific nitric oxide drives injury-induced Müller glia cell-cycle re-entry in the zebrafish retina
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Correction: cxcl18b-defined transitional state-specific nitric oxide drives injury-induced Müller glia cell-cycle re-entry in the zebrafish retina
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We welcome studies into cancer spanning from oncogenes and tumour suppressors to metastasis and anticancer treatments. Take a look at what we publish in Cancer Biology ⬇️️ buff.ly/1CHU8fN
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gene dosage imbalance disrupts systemic metabolism in the Dp16 Down syndrome mouse model
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Gene dosage imbalance disrupts systemic metabolism in the Dp16 Down syndrome mouse model
Gene dosage imbalance due to the triplication of human chromosome 21 gene orthologs impairs whole-body glucose and lipid metabolism by disrupting homeostatic processes across major metabolic tissues.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hi @paulkingsley7.bsky.social, our apologies for the error message. We've checked the link and it should be working now, but please let us know if you have any further problems accessing it – many thanks.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Old drugs, new life for snakebite care
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Old drugs, new life for snakebite care
Repurposed drugs show promise as a faster treatment for snakebites in Latin America
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Decoupling AMPK from fatty acid synthesis allows maintenance of fitness late in life
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Decoupling AMPK from fatty acid synthesis allows maintenance of fitness late in life
Re-engineering a highly conserved metabolic pathway in yeast prevents age-related functional decline and proves that ageing is not inevitably linked to loss of fitness.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
ATP-driven conformational dynamics reveal hidden intermediates in a heterodimeric ABC transporter
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ATP-driven conformational dynamics reveal hidden intermediates in a heterodimeric ABC transporter
Hidden outward-facing intermediates and long-lived ATP-bound states reveal how ATP binding drives conformational dynamics in the heterodimeric ABC transporter TmrAB.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
ATP-driven conformational dynamics reveal hidden intermediates in a heterodimeric ABC transporter
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ATP-driven conformational dynamics reveal hidden intermediates in a heterodimeric ABC transporter
Hidden outward-facing intermediates and long-lived ATP-bound states reveal how ATP binding drives conformational dynamics in the heterodimeric ABC transporter TmrAB.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Benchmarking biochemical networks generated by large language models
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Benchmarking biochemical networks generated by large language models
Current general-purpose large language models generate signaling and metabolic networks with only modest accuracy relative to manually curated network models.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Following your heart as it takes shape
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Organ Development: Following your heart as it takes shape
A novel computational pipeline reveals patterns of tissue movement and growth in early heart formation and advances virtual modeling of development.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Following your heart as it takes shape
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Organ Development: Following your heart as it takes shape
A novel computational pipeline reveals patterns of tissue movement and growth in early heart formation and advances virtual modeling of development.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Repurposed small molecule toxin inhibitors neutralise a diversity of venoms from the Neotropical viperid snake genus <i>Bothrops</i>
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Repurposed small molecule toxin inhibitors neutralise a diversity of venoms from the Neotropical viperid snake genus Bothrops
Despite the variation in venom across the Bothrops snake genus, repurposed drugs demonstrated pan-species neutralisation in enzymatic, coagulation, and haemorrhage assays, highlighting their value as...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Looking for a home for your microbiology paper? We aim to publish research in Microbiology and Infectious Disease, including microbiomes, microbial ecology, mycology, pathology, parasitology, and virology. Take a look at what we publish ⬇️ buff.ly/MtM9xVu
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Repurposed small molecule toxin inhibitors neutralise a diversity of venoms from the Neotropical viperid snake genus <i>Bothrops</i>
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Repurposed small molecule toxin inhibitors neutralise a diversity of venoms from the Neotropical viperid snake genus Bothrops
Despite the variation in venom across the Bothrops snake genus, repurposed drugs demonstrated pan-species neutralisation in enzymatic, coagulation, and haemorrhage assays, highlighting their value as...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Comprehensive characterization of human color discrimination thresholds
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Comprehensive characterization of human color discrimination thresholds
Leveraging the smooth variation of internal noise makes comprehensive characterization of color discrimination practical, offering an efficient framework for studying perceptual limits across various...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Neural correlates of perceptual consciousness from within: A narrative review of human intracranial research
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Neural correlates of perceptual consciousness from within: A narrative review of human intracranial research
Combining intracranial recordings with no-report paradigms and computational models offers the clearest path yet to isolating genuine neural correlates of consciousness from their prerequisites and consequences.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The titin N2A-MARP signalosome constrains muscle longitudinal hypertrophy in response to stretch
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The titin N2A-MARP signalosome constrains muscle longitudinal hypertrophy in response to stretch
Titin-associated muscle ankyrin repeat proteins limit stretch-induced longitudinal muscle hypertrophy and link titin mechanosensing to mTOR signaling.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The titin N2A-MARP signalosome constrains muscle longitudinal hypertrophy in response to stretch
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The titin N2A-MARP signalosome constrains muscle longitudinal hypertrophy in response to stretch
Titin-associated muscle ankyrin repeat proteins limit stretch-induced longitudinal muscle hypertrophy and link titin mechanosensing to mTOR signaling.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How much does our environment shape not just our own health, but the generations that follow? Our latest collection highlights research on the mechanisms and biological significance of environmentally driven epigenetic inheritance 🧬 Explore it here ⬇️ buff.ly/vm82CYp
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Lifestyle, Environment and Epigenetic Inheritance: A Collection of Articles
eLife publishes research on the mechanisms and biological significance of environmentally driven epigenetic inheritance.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dichotomy between extracellular signatures of active dendritic chemical synapses and gap junctions
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Dichotomy between extracellular signatures of active dendritic chemical synapses and gap junctions
Fundamental distinctions in the extracellular signatures of active-dendritic chemical and electrical synapses necessitate a revision of conventional interpretations of local field potentials centered...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bring your research to life with an author explainer video. Whether you're talking through your figures or summarising your research, explainer videos can make your work more accessible and engaging. Our tips will help you create yours. elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
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Author explainer videos: Top tips for creating your videos
Our author explainer videos allow you to illustrate your research and figures, bringing them to life, but what makes a good explainer video? Read our top tips.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dichotomy between extracellular signatures of active dendritic chemical synapses and gap junctions
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Dichotomy between extracellular signatures of active dendritic chemical synapses and gap junctions
Fundamental distinctions in the extracellular signatures of active-dendritic chemical and electrical synapses necessitate a revision of conventional interpretations of local field potentials centered...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Acute opioid responses are modulated by dynamic interactions of <i>Oprm1</i> and <i>Fgf12</i>
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Acute opioid responses are modulated by dynamic interactions of Oprm1 and Fgf12
A time-dependent genetic interaction between the µ opioid receptor and genes drives early morphine responses in mice, highlighting pathways linked to human substance use disorder.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Acute opioid responses are modulated by dynamic interactions of <i>Oprm1</i> and <i>Fgf12</i> elifesciences.org/articles/108...
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Acute opioid responses are modulated by dynamic interactions of Oprm1 and Fgf12
A time-dependent genetic interaction between the µ opioid receptor and genes drives early morphine responses in mice, highlighting pathways linked to human substance use disorder.
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