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1. Two-Photon Targeted, Quad Whole-Cell Patch-Clamping Robot

   This article has 3 authors:

   1. Gema I Vera Gonzalez
   2. Phatsimo O Kgwarae
   3. Simon R Schultz

   Reviewed by Arcadia Science

2. Capitella teleta gets left out: Possible evolutionary shift causes loss of left tissues rather than increased neural tissue from dominant-negative BMPR1

   This article has 2 authors:

   1. Nicole B. Webster
   2. Néva P. Meyer

   Reviewed by Arcadia Science

3. Bsp1, a fungal CPI motif protein, regulates actin filament capping in endocytosis and cytokinesis

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Daniel R. Hummel
   2. Markku Hakala
   3. Christopher P. Toret
   4. Marko Kaksonen

   Reviewed by Arcadia Science

4. The embryonic role of juvenile hormone in the firebrat, Thermobia domestica, reveals its function before its involvement in metamorphosis

   This article has 6 authors:

   1. James W Truman
   2. Lynn M Riddiford
   3. Barbora Konopova
   4. Marcela Nouzova
   5. Fernando G Noriega
   6. Michelle Herko

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     eLife assessment

     This important study presents findings regarding the role of Juvenile Hormone in development and cell differentiation in the ametabolous insect Thermobia domestica, providing an in-depth analysis of JH's roles in a member of this basally branching group. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing, drawing on a broad range of approaches and variety of experimental techniques. While the interpretation of this work in the wider context - its relevance for the evolution of metamorphosis - is in some places somewhat speculative, the work will be of interest to evolutionary developmental biologists studying the evolution of metamorphosis, and the evolution of insects in general.

   Reviewed by eLife, Arcadia Science

5. A phylogenetic method linking nucleotide substitution rates to rates of continuous trait evolution

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Patrick Gemmell
   2. Timothy B. Sackton
   3. Scott V. Edwards
   4. Jun S. Liu

   Reviewed by Arcadia Science

6. Molecular de-extinction of antibiotics enabled by deep learning

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Fangping Wan
   2. Marcelo D. T. Torres
   3. Jacqueline Peng
   4. Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez

   Reviewed by Arcadia Science

7. The commensal protist Tritrichomonas musculus exhibits a dynamic life cycle that induces extensive remodeling of the gut microbiota

   This article has 11 authors:

   1. Ana Popovic
   2. Eric Yixiao Cao
   3. Joanna Han
   4. Nirvana Nursimulu
   5. Eliza V.C. Alves-Ferreira
   6. Kyle Burrows
   7. Andrea Kennard
   8. Noor Alsmadi
   9. Michael E. Grigg
   10. Arthur Mortha
   11. John Parkinson

   Reviewed by Arcadia Science

8. Discovery of a new activator of Slack potassium channels with robust efficacy in models of histamine-independent and chronic itch

   This article has 21 authors:

   1. Annika Balzulat
   2. W. Felix Zhu
   3. Cathrin Flauaus
   4. Victor Hernandez-Olmos
   5. Jan Heering
   6. Sunesh Sethumadhavan
   7. Mariam Dubiel
   8. Annika Frank
   9. Amelie Menge
   10. Maureen Hebchen
   11. Katharina Metzner
   12. Ruirui Lu
   13. Robert Lukowski
   14. Peter Ruth
   15. Stefan Knapp
   16. Susanne Müller
   17. Dieter Steinhilber
   18. Inga Hänelt
   19. Holger Stark
   20. Ewgenij Proschak
   21. Achim Schmidtko

   Reviewed by Arcadia Science

9. Diverse prey capture strategies in teleost larvae

   This article has 6 authors:

   1. Duncan S Mearns
   2. Sydney A Hunt
   3. Martin W Schneider
   4. Ash V Parker
   5. Manuel Stemmer
   6. Herwig Baier

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     eLife assessment

     This important body of work uses state-of-the-art quantitative methods to characterize and compare behaviors across five different fish species to understand which features are conserved and which ones are differentiated. The results from this study will potentially be of interest to ethologists and also have potential utility in understanding the neural mechanisms leading to these behaviors. While some claims are supported with compelling evidence, there are a few results that need further justification or qualification.

   Reviewed by eLife, Arcadia Science

10. Diverse signatures of convergent evolution in cacti-associated yeasts

    This article has 11 authors:

    1. Carla Gonçalves
    2. Marie-Claire Harrison
    3. Jacob L. Steenwyk
    4. Dana A. Opulente
    5. Abigail L. LaBella
    6. John F. Wolters
    7. Xiaofan Zhou
    8. Xing-Xing Shen
    9. Marizeth Groenewald
    10. Chris Todd Hittinger
    11. Antonis Rokas

    Reviewed by Arcadia Science