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1. Drivers of species knowledge across the tree of life

   This article has 18 authors:

   1. Stefano Mammola
   2. Martino Adamo
   3. Dragan Antić
   4. Jacopo Calevo
   5. Tommaso Cancellario
   6. Pedro Cardoso
   7. Dan Chamberlain
   8. Matteo Chialva
   9. Furkan Durucan
   10. Diego Fontaneto
   11. Duarte Goncalves
   12. Alejandro Martínez
   13. Luca Santini
   14. Iñigo Rubio-Lopez
   15. Ronaldo Sousa
   16. David Villegas-Rios
   17. Aida Verdes
   18. Ricardo A Correia

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     eLife assessment

     With a carefully collected dataset and compelling analyses, this fundamental manuscript demonstrates detailed links between societal and academic interest and natural species across the globe. In doing so, the authors reveal biases that may be diminishing our abilities to care for the species on our planet that may need our care the most. While some parts of this manuscript reflect previously published work, the authors are commended for putting all the puzzle pieces together for the first time. Their work highlights our uneven knowledge of biodiversity and its potential causes.

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   10.1101/2023.04.11.536335

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   10.1101/2023.06.03.543542

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   10.1101/2020.03.29.013649

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   10.1101/2023.06.20.545753

6. Carotenoid assembly regulates quinone diffusion and the Roseiflexus castenholzii reaction center-light harvesting complex architecture

   This article has 9 authors:

   1. Jiyu Xin
   2. Yang Shi
   3. Xin Zhang
   4. Xinyi Yuan
   5. Yueyong Xin
   6. Huimin He
   7. Jiejie Shen
   8. Robert E Blankenship
   9. Xiaoling Xu

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     eLife assessment

     This is a valuable analysis of the structure of Roseiflexus castenholzii native and carotenoid-depleted light harvesting complexes. The authors have investigated the relationship between Carotenoid pigment depletion in the photosynthesis-related light harvesting complex, the assembly of the prokaryotic reaction center LH complex, and quinone exchange in Roseiflexus castenholzii, a chlorosome-less filamentous anoxygenic phototroph that forms the deepest branch of photosynthetic bacteria. The evidence supporting the claims is solid, with application of rigorous biochemical and biophysical techniques, including cryo-electron microscopy of the purified of the RC-LH complexes with or depleted of carotenoids. This study will be of interest to biologists working on the evolution and diversity of prokaryotic photosynthetic apparatus.

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7. A modelled analysis of the impact of COVID-19-related disruptions to HPV vaccination

   This article has 6 authors:

   1. Louiza S Velentzis
   2. Megan A Smith
   3. James Killen
   4. Julia ML Brotherton
   5. Rebecca Guy
   6. Karen Canfell

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     eLife assessment

     The study presents important findings for public health authorities and policymakers to enable them to make evidence-based decisions when deciding on how to manage the effect of HPV vaccination disruptions. This study is particularly relevant in light of the efforts of the WHO to achieve global elimination of cervical cancers. The findings are convincing and the model used is appropriate.

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8. Electronic data review, client reminders, and expanded clinic hours for improving cervical cancer screening rates after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns: A multicomponent quality improvement program

   This article has 5 authors:

   1. Sue Ghosh
   2. Jackie Fantes
   3. Karin Leschly
   4. Julio Mazul
   5. Rebecca B Perkins

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     eLife assessment

     This study addresses a pertinent and important topic related to prolonged delays in cervical cancer screening and the need to maintain routine and timely screening services in a large health maintenance network in Boston. The findings provide a solid, yet incomplete roadmap for implementing simple strategies to help patients return to essential health services.

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9. Dynamic top-down biasing implements rapid adaptive changes to individual movements

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Lucas Y Tian
   2. Timothy L Warren
   3. William H Mehaffey
   4. Michael S Brainard

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     eLife assessment

     By recording simultaneously from premotor and primary motor cortical nuclei in singing birds, this paper provides compelling evidence that premotor activity covaries with primary activity with the temporal specificity necessary to promote learning and drive adaptive vocal variation. As the first study to record from two distant sites at once in singing birds, this study also provides exceptional evidence for temporally precise coordination between two motor areas in the service of vocal learning.

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10. Evolutionary consequences of nascent multicellular life cycles

    This article has 7 authors:

    1. Jennifer T Pentz
    2. Kathryn MacGillivray
    3. James G DuBose
    4. Peter L Conlin
    5. Emma Reinhardt
    6. Eric Libby
    7. William C Ratcliff

    This article has been curated by 1 group:

    • Curated by eLife

      eLife assessment

      This Pentz et al study potentially provides fundamental insight into the evolution of multicellularity by experimentally demonstrating that yeast strains that form clonal groups evolve stronger group traits than ones that aggregate into non-clonal groups. While the repeatability of their experiments, supported by genomic analyses and models is compelling, the experimental design may be inadequate and would need to be extended to better support the main claims.

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