eLife Science Digests

Cutting jargon and putting research in context, digests showcase some of the latest articles published in eLife.

Latest

  1. Hear, hear

    A new study uncovers how precisely sound is encoded in the ear.
  2. Delivering a tumor suppressor

    A new nanotechnology that delivers the tumor suppressor PDLIM2 to cancer cells has the potential to become a much-needed therapy for lung cancer.
  3. Recycling DNA

    DNA from organisms that live on plants, which is usually discarded when analysing plant genomes, can be used to gain insights into plant-pathogen interactions.
  4. Starving microbes of iron

    Pyoverdines, iron-trapping molecules found in certain microbes, can help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can cause incurable infections.
  5. The tail of the pterosaur

    An innovative imaging technique that can reveal soft tissue structures in fossils sheds light on the adaptations behind the evolutionary success of early flying vertebrates.
  6. Hearing connections

    Midbrain regions dedicated to sound processing can encode behavioral information without input from the auditory cortex.
  7. Tracking livestock reproductive losses

    A study of livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania reveals a practical method for improving animal health in areas with limited resources.
  8. Scared on cue

    A new method for studying how mice react to sounds that they associate with a painful stimulus allows researchers to study more complex fear responses.