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    This cross-journal Collection welcomes articles that report on RNA-driven cellular mechanisms, physiologically relevant RNA processes, and the development and characterisation of novel RNA-based medical applications for disease prevention, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

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    For this Collection, we encourage submissions that highlight recent advances in the biology of neural organoids and how neural organoids could be utilized to study the mechanisms of neural networks and dysfunction in neuropsychiatric conditions.

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    This joint Collection between Nature Communications and Communications Biology welcomes submissions of primary research that aim to understand how development events are regulated at the cellular and organismal levels by temporal cues.

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    This Collection welcomes submissions that contribute to our understanding of the biophysics and properties of LLPS in biological processes and systems.

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    For this Collection, we welcome any submissions advancing the field of plant photobiology, from studies shedding new light on the structures of photoreceptors to those identifying novel components of the photoresponsive signaling network.

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    Communications Biology published its first articles on January 22, 2018! To celebrate our 5-year anniversary we present a special collection of articles picked by the editors, our editorial board members and the press team, respectively. We have also interviewed some of our very first authors about their experience of the journal. Further, we link to a video where a few of our Section Lead board members talk about Communications Biology.

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    It is the age of large biobanks in human genetics.

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    This Collection invites submissions that highlight recent advances in our understanding how the DNA replication process is regulated, mechanisms that safeguard or repair DNA damage at replication forks, and emerging strategies that exploit replication stress for cancer therapy.

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    In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Alfred Russel Wallace’s birth, we bring together this Collection of articles across the Nature Portfolio showcasing the enduring legacy of Wallace’s discoveries on the theory of evolution and the geographical distribution of species.

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    This Collection welcomes submissions that advance our understanding of fundamental cellular processes.

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    This Collection welcomes submissions that contribute to our understanding of all things neurovascular.

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    This Guest Edited Collection welcomes articles that shed light on the molecular and cellular mechanisms and signalling pathways governing tissue patterning and the establishment of polarity during morphogenesis, as well as research using advanced techniques to further our understanding of morphogenesis across scales.

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