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  1. Is it a stick or a snake?

    A new model breaks down the process of thinking about our own thoughts.
  2. Halting haemoglobin digestion

    The parasite that causes malaria requires an enzyme called PfA-M17 to break down haemoglobin and cause infection.
  3. Disease tracking dashboard

    A dashboard for tracking the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has helped public health officials plan and evaluate their response.
  4. One with music

    What makes neuronal activity synchronize with a tune?
  5. Swapping sulfur for selenium

    One of the iron sulfur clusters found in the enzyme complex that allows bacteria to use nitrogen from the air unexpectedly swaps its sulfur ions for selenium ions.
  6. Visualizing evolution

    A new tool lets scientists explore evolutionary relationships between species by looking for overlapping patterns in their genes.
  7. Feeding frenzy

    A new software tool could help track the feeding behaviour of roundworms to gain new insights on how this affects health, longevity and aging.
  8. Knowing when to stop

    High resolution snapshots help to understand how a protein controls the length of the hollow tubes which give cells their shapes.