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1. 1. Neuroscience

   Neuronal Signaling: At the crossroads of calcium signaling, protein synthesis and neuropeptide release

   Jakob Rupert, Dragomir Milovanovic

   By influencing calcium homeostasis, local protein synthesis and the endoplasmic reticulum, a small protein called Rab10 emerges as a crucial cytoplasmic regulator of neuropeptide secretion.
2. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Developmental Biology

   Lens Development: Bringing signaling complexity into focus

   Sarah Y Coomson, Salil A Lachke

   A study in mice reveals key interactions between proteins involved in fibroblast growth factor signaling and how they contribute to distinct stages of eye lens development.
3. 1. Immunology and Inflammation

   Inflammasomes: A tale of two caspases

   Denise M Monack

   Macrophages control intracellular pathogens like Salmonella by using two caspase enzymes at different times during infection.

4. Science Under Threat in the United States: How to make science more efficient

   Stuart Buck

   DOGE needs to completely rethink its efforts to increase the efficiency of the federal agencies that fund research in the US.

5. Science Under Threat in the United States: Campaigning for science and scientists

   Adriana Bankston

   A Congressional Science & Technology policy fellow outlines some options available for responding to the blatant attacks on science and the scientific workforce in the US.
6. 1. Neuroscience

   Memory: Integrating past experiences

   Thomas MW Leir, Matthew PH Gardner

   New results help address a longstanding debate regarding which learning strategies allow animals to anticipate negative events based on past associations between sensory stimuli.
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   Science Under Threat in the US

   Edited by Peter A Rodgers

   The new administration in the US is conducting an assault on science and scientists – how should the scientific community respond?

8. Science Under Threat in the United States: The impact on undergraduate students

   Reenie Tian, Kamna Kalkunte ... Mayank Chugh

   Anti-science policies, funding cuts, scientific censorship and the US withdrawing from international commitments are worrying members of the ReForm Lab at the College of William & Mary.

9. Science Under Threat in the United States: Research turns hope into reality

   Anna C Greene, Casey S Greene

   Two scientists describe how an acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis underscores the need for continued federal support for research and access to care.

10. Science Under Threat in the United States: The NIH is a sound investment for the US taxpayer

    Nicholas W Gilpin

    Research funded by the National Institutes of Health is essential for improving the health of Americans and developing new drugs and treatments for a wide range of diseases.