What makes for a powerful enhancer sequence?
A screen of all possible 6-base pair zebrafish enhancer sequences is a useful starting point for genome engineers
Preying on predators: trophic cascade unharmed by dingo culling to protect livestock
Culling dingoes within conventional limits does not result in an increased presence of mesopredators, contradicting the mesopredator theory
Does night work affect the risk of breast cancer?
Researchers find significant associations between several polymorphisms in circadian genes, night work, and breast cancer
Cancer mapped: An atlas of histone modifications across cancer cell lines
An ‘atlas’ of histone post-translational modifications in cancer cell lines provides insight into chromatin modification in different cancers
Moulding metastasis: How the tumour microenvironment influences EMT and MET
The tumour microenvironment is one of the most important inducers of EMT and MET, with different components inducing different effects
Not so tough: Michel Milinkovitch discusses sensory organs on crocodylian scales
Crocodylians are tough-skinned reptiles however the presence of integumentary sensory organs means their hard exterior is also sensitive
Frank Hailer and Verena Kutschera discuss the phylogeography of the red fox
Mitochondrial DNA sequences are used to compile a comprehensive phylogeographic history of the red fox
Size matters: reproductive success in male mice is linked to baculum width
The baculum or penis bone comes in many shapes – this diversity may relate to the ‘evolutionary arms race’ of sexual selection
Malaria metabolomics and the missing mitochondrial enzyme
Malcolm McConville and colleagues provide a timely reassessment of carbon metabolism of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum
TB in China: delving into why diagnosis is often delayed
Delays in seeking healthcare and in diagnosis increase the risk of developing multi-drug resistant TB, which is on the rise in China
