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1. 1. Developmental Biology

   Morphogenesis: Fluid transport comes to the fore

   Yufei Wu, Sean X Sun

   Proteins that allow water to move in and out of cells help shape the development of new blood vessels.
2. 1. Developmental Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   Axon Guidance: Watching axons on the move

   Maria I Lazaro-Pena, Carlos A Diaz-Balzac

   The ligand Netrin mediates axon guidance through a combination of haptotaxis over short distances and chemotaxis over longer distances.
3. 1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
   2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

   Drug Discovery: How to exploit the recycling system of a cell

   Sasha L Evans, Bethany A Haynes ... Rivka L Isaacson

   Nature has inspired the design of improved inhibitors for cancer-causing proteins.

4. Point of View: To be, or not to be, part-time in academia

   Sinead English, M Emília Santos ... Nina F Ockendon-Powell

   Part-time working can be beneficial for individual academics, and also for academia as a whole.
5. 1. Cell Biology

   Beta Cells: Opportunity makes a hub or a leader

   Marjan Slak Rupnik

   Functional subpopulations of β-cells emerge to control pulsative insulin secretion in the pancreatic islets of mice through calcium oscillations.
6. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   Vision: The inner workings of a miniature eye

   Gregor Belušič

   The first complete 3D reconstruction of the compound eye of a minute wasp species sheds light on the nuts and bolts of size reduction.
7. 1. Medicine

   

   Special Issue: Reproductive Health

   Edited by Wei Yan et al.

   Our latest Special Issue showcases research in reproductive biology and medicine.
8. 1. Developmental Biology

   Special Issue: Reproductive health

   Wei Yan

   The articles in this special issue highlight the diversity and complexity of research into reproductive health, including the need for a better understanding of the fundamental biology of reproduction and for new treatments for a range of reproductive disorders.
9. 1. Neuroscience

   Pain-Related Memory Impairment: How does chronic pain lead to memory loss?

   Suelen Pereira, Ivan Tomsic ... Mychael V Lourenco

   A dysfunctional signaling pathway in the hippocampus has been linked to chronic pain-related memory impairment in mice.
10. 1. Neuroscience

    Opioids: Finding new ways to treat overdoses

    Jill R Turner, Jocelyn Martin

    Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics that target the central nervous system.