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    1. Neuroscience

    Aging and Spatial Navigation: When landmarks are not enough

    Paul F Hill
    Including geometric spatial cues in an environment can help reverse the difficulties with spatial navigation experienced by children and older adults.
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    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Mitochondrial DNA: Are some mutations more equal than others?

    Auden Cote-L’Heureux, Yogesh NK Maithania ... Konstantin Khrapko
    A large-scale study of mutations in mitochondrial DNA has revealed a subset that do not accumulate with age.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Prairie Voles: Recovering from a broken heart

    Alison M Bell
    A molecular signature found in the brains of monogamous prairie voles begins to decay after prolonged separation from their partner.
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    COVID-19: Boosting in the age of Omicron

    Alex Sigal
    A third dose of the inactivated vaccine CoronaVac fails to stimulate the production of neutralizing antibodies which target the Omicron variant.
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Viruses: How avian influenza viruses spill over to mammals

    Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero, Daniel R Perez, Sara L Sawyer
    The H3N2 canine influenza virus – which originally came from birds – is evolving to become more transmissible between dogs.
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    1. Medicine
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Articular Cartilage: Where it all started

    Long Zhang, Na Li, Ren Xu
    The progenitor cells that form articular cartilage express a gene for a protein called NFATc1, which stops articular chondrocytes from developing too early in the joint.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Locomotion: Unraveling the roles of cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons

    Claire Wyart
    Sensory neurons previously shown to optimize speed and balance in fish by providing information about the curvature of the spine show similar morphology and connectivity in mice.
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Plant Biology

    Flowering: Keeping it cool

    Vy Nguyen, Iain Searle
    A well-established model for how plants start the process of flowering in periods of cold weather may need revisiting.
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Viral Replication: Learning more about hepatitis E virus

    Altaira D Dearborn, Ashish Kumar, Joseph Marcotrigiano
    A domain in the ORF1 polyprotein of the hepatitis E virus that was previously thought to be a protease is actually a zinc-binding domain.
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    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Animal Locomotion: The benefits of swimming together

    Iain D Couzin, Liang Li
    When a fish beats its tail, it produces vortices in the water that other fish could take advantage of to save energy while swimming.
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