The bones of the archosaur eye socket evolve different shapes dependent on feeding habits and body size.

Silencing of the retinal clock through targeting neuronal Bmal1 could constitute an approach to treating some forms of retinopathy.

A longitudinal study in mice reveals that a booster dose of mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 enhances humoral and cell-mediated responses and provides sterilizing immunity against Omicron-induced lung infection in aged animals.

Using phylogenetic path modelling, geographic isolation is revealed to be the main driver of Nearctic aphid speciation, with subsequent host-use divergence raising the limits on clade species richness.

Deep targeted DNA sequencing of peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from blood samples from 14 astronauts who flew Shuttle missions between 1998–2001 identifies 34 non-silent mutations, predominantly in TP53 and DNMT3A.

A genome-wide association study identifies MFGE8 as protective against coronary atherosclerosis in European and East Asian populations.

SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus infects human hepatocytes leading to metabolic reprogramming towards glycolysis and impaired mitochondrial activity, and metformin can reduce infection under steatotic conditions.

Stripe rust is an epidemic disease of wheat that can cause major economic losses. A resistant allele is identified in wild emmer wheat using a BSA-seq approach.

Biophysical, structural, and functional characterization of Dnase1L3 reveals differences in DNA binding and degradation mechanisms between Dnase1 and Dnase1L3 facilitated by Dnase1L3’s intrinsically disordered C-terminal domain.

The multiligand receptor RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end-products) mediates phagocytosis in non-professional phagocytes (NPPs), for example through the use of RNA fragments as ligands for internalization.

In this Comment, Ciampitti et al. introduces a more relevant conceptual framework bridging soil and plant processes to untangle true gains of N for field crops rather than indirect progress merely based on yield.

Communications Biology is inviting submissions on the topic of live microscopy – from new tools to emerging techniques, from conventional to advanced light microscopy - with the aim of publishing high-quality research devoted to advance our understanding of biology.

Dr. Lilian C. Kabeche is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, USA. She received her PhD from Dartmouth College working on kinetochore-microtubule attachments in Duane Compton’s laboratory, followed by a postdoctoral training on the DNA damage response in Lee Zou’s group at Harvard Medical School. Lilian started her independent career in 2019.

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Mariam Jamal-Hanjani is the Senior Clinical Lecturer & Group Leader for the Cancer Metastasis Lab at the UCL Cancer Institute and Honorary Consultant in Translational Lung Oncology at UCL Hospital. Mariam is the lead for their PEACE (Posthumous Evaluation of Advanced Cancer Environment) study, which involves people living with incurable cancer donating their bodies for research after they die, so that scientists can learn more about why cancer spreads and how advanced cancer kills.

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the United States, where part of the Communications Biology team is based. However, we recognize that Pride Month is just one of many opportunities to celebrate the achievements of this community, and remain committed to using our platform as a journal to amplify and honor queer voices year-round.