This valuable study substantially improves the phylogenetic framework for Kinetoplastea through greatly expanded sampling of free-living neobodonids; the phylogenomic analyses provide convincing ...

Biochemical and electrophysiological approaches show that the amphetamine derivative ECSI#6 is an uncompetitive inhibitor of the serotonin transporter and thus the first ever characterized ligand of a ...

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eLife has changed its editorial process to eliminate accept/reject decisions after peer review and instead provide readers with richer and more nuanced assessments of articles. eLife changed its ...

A family of proteins called Toll receptors, best known for their role in the immune system, also enable the brain to change its structure in response to experience. Everything that you experience ...

A project to repeat experiments from high-impact papers in cancer biology found that the effects observed in replications were frequently weaker than, or inconsistent with, the effects reported in the ...

New funding, awards for metadata and UX excellence, and outstanding research articles are among the highlights of the past year at eLife. Last week, Wellcome announced a £2.4m investment in eLife ...

This study examines an interplay between synaptic mitochondria and glutamate receptor exocytosis in C. elegans. Collectively, the solid results support the idea that mitochondrial function influences ...

where ΔG (γ = 0) is the free energy difference at zero tension, γ the membrane tension and ΔA the in-plane cross sectional area change associated with channel opening (Haswell et al., 2011). Thus, ...

Multiple learning processes contribute to successful goal-directed actions in the face of changing physiological states, biomechanical constraints, and environmental contexts. Amongst these processes, ...

In this important study, the authors engineered and characterised novel genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) and an analytical tool (CaFire) capable of reporting and quantifying various ...

Inner ear cochlear spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) transmit sound information to the brainstem. Recent single cell RNA-Seq studies have revealed heterogeneities within SGNs. Nonetheless, much remains ...