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A preprint highlights service run by the biological community and supported by The Company of Biologists
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Shaping the postnatal brain - how the grooves of our brain continue to develop after birth. A new #SciArt #preLight features graphical abstracts by Jeny Jose and @sandaklyj. It highlights the work of @sarah_shi_tung, @vsnatu and @kalatwt's group. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/how…
Pediatric MS has a unique CSF immune fingerprint: a high ASCs-to-myeloid ratio that could revolutionize diagnosis and reduce delays in treatment Here, Ala Ferdi and Lyna-Nour Hamidi from uMontreal highlight a #preprint from Amit Bar-Or and team: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/ped…
Two is better than one: autophagy inhibitors combined with pyrimidine analogues shows promise in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. New #preLight by Hannah Pletcher covers the #preprint of Suzanne Dufresne and colleagues. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/lev…
‘These signals, they’re made for jogging’: Nodal and FGF signals regulate early zebrafish cardiac morphogenetic events. Theodora Stougiannou #preLights the #preprint by Vanessa Gonzalez &co. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/syn…
Better late than never, I am sharing the last #spotlight interviews I did with @preLights at #biologists100 in Liverpool. It was fantastic to get different perspectives on preprints and publishing, as well as to hear a bit about the cutting-edge research being presented. (1/5)
Flip a switch, control cell adhesion! Another #sciArt #preLight features graphical abstracts by Barbora Knotkova and Sonhita Chakraborty and presents the work of Ryosuke Nishimura from the @KanchanawongLab💫 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/opt…
~50% of indivduals with ALS have behavior and cognitive decline, but this is not known why; this study explores a biochemical mechanism underlying these impairments. Check out Taylor Stolberg's #preLight of the work by Raphaelle Cassel et al. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/fus…
Spurring and Siloing: Identity Navigation in Scientific Writing Among Asian Early-Career Researchers A new #preLight by Jeny Jose spotlights the Devon Goss's & the team #preprint about scientific research culture. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/spu…
Seeing and (not) believing! The role of hypoblast in primitive streak induction. In her second #preLight, Ruoheng Li covers the #preprint by @VilledieuA_bio and the @JgrosL research team. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/liv…
June in preprints 📃 We've trawled through the latest #preprints in #DevBio, #StemCells and related fields, and here's a list of what we found: thenode.biologists.com/june-in-prepri… Congrats to everyone involved! As usual, if we've missed anything, let us know.
Stop by the @Co_Biologists stand (3 & 4) at this year's @SEBiology conference in Antwerp, Belgium to find out all that we do for our authors and to pick up some free JEB goodies. #SEBconference
Stretch it, wound it, pull it: ADIP-Diversin polarizes anyway. Characterization of a new mechanosensitive polarity module 🐸 First #preLight from @GrataAline, highlighting a #preprint from Chih-Wen Chu, Satheeja Velayudhan, Sergei Sokol and team: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/mec…
Learning isn’t one-size-fits-all, especially when your brain’s still under construction: how kids fine-tune their senses and use feedback to power up thinking🧠 Clara Vo-Dignard, Sarra Chebaane & Farhan Jahan highlight #preprint by @NinaRaduner & team: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/gro…
Axolotl limb regeneration decoded! Connective-tissue cells aren’t just participants – they are essential architects of new limbs. Remove them, and regeneration stalls! First #preLight from @dhanuush_, highlighting #preprint from @PMurawala and team: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/the…
Unraveling the unraveller: novel protein-protein interactions and roles of regulatory protein HNRNPU. #preLight prepared by Candy Rutihinda, R Bibata Ouédraogo and Bryce Rampal⬇️👀 #uMontreal @umontreal prelights.biologists.com/highlights/mol…
preLists are curated lists of preprints on a specific topic or which have been presented at a scientific meeting. A great resource for staying informed about new work or locating the manuscript from a talk you found particularly fascinating at a conference bit.ly/44e1IUE

Metastatic Matchmaking: CD24 Brings Tumour Cells and Platelets Together Check out this #preLight from Harvey Roweth @HarveyRoweth , which includes answers and future directions from the authors of the preprint. ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/tum… #platelets #cancer #preprint #tumour
New #spotLight episode! Ryan, @wirthstef and Reinier talk with Katelyn Cooper (@ASU), first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences. #LGBTinSTEM #PrePrint youtu.be/EqvfPqgIryE?si…
Thank you @preLights and @sandaklyj for highlighting our work! In our latest preprint, we show that blocking telomeric DNA damage with antisense oligonucleotides can delay premature aging in zebrafish Check out their great summary below 👇
In my latest @preLights post, I highlight this recent work by Giulia Allavena et al. in which the authors find that blocking telomeric DNA damage pathway using antisens oligonucleotides reduces premature aging in zebrafish 🐟🧬 Check it out. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/tel…
The highlight of attending #biologists100 meeting at Liverpool earlier this year. Thank you so much @preLights and @Co_Biologists for the feature and also for the generous travel support: a huge help for a Global South and ECR participant!
New #spotLight: Gauri Gharpure on hoverflies in the Himalayas @JontyTownson & @gauri_gharpure (@NCBS_Bangalore) chat about about how the hoverfly Eristalis tenax tackles life across Himalayan elevations. Tune in to learn more about this fascinating work! youtu.be/WiMedwtzyus?si…