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Recent articles
Greb1 is required for axial elongation and segmentation in vertebrate embryos
Ravindra Singh Prajapati, Richard Mitter, Annalisa Vezzaro, David Ish-Horowicz
The authors show that the Greb1 transcriptional cofactor is expressed in the vertebrate tailbud, and is required for axial extension and segmentation of developing vertebrate embryos.
Hormones as adaptive control systems in juvenile fish
Jacqueline Weidner, Camilla Håkonsrud Jensen, Jarl Giske, Sigrunn Eliassen, Christian Jørgensen
The authors combined physiological, environmental and evolutionary aspects of fish growth in a state-dependent model in which the optimal regulation of growth and survival is achieved through hormonal regulation of behaviour.
First Person interviews
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Hear from this month’s first authors: Setsuya Minami, Kate Quigley, Samantha Payne and Juan Garrido-Maraver talk about their papers and life as a researcher.
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Highlighted articles
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Chiaki Komori, Tomoko Takahashi, Yuko Nakano, Kumiko Ui-Tei
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Ludovic Gaut, Marie-Ange Bonnin, Cédrine Blavet, Isabelle Cacciapuoti, Monika Orpel, Mathias Mericskay, Delphine Duprez
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Dejiang Pang, Chengcheng Yang, Chao Li, Yuanfeng Zou, Bin Feng, Lixia Li, Wentao Liu, Qihui Luo, Zhengli Chen, Chao Huang
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Ying Chen, Peihui Liu, Di Shen, Han Liu, Lepeng Xu, Jian Wang, Daguang Shen, He Sun, Hongkui Wu
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Machiko Teramoto, Ryo Sugawara, Katsura Minegishi, Masanori Uchikawa, Tatsuya Takemoto, Atsushi Kuroiwa, Yasuo Ishii, Hisato Kondoh
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Ravindra Singh Prajapati, Richard Mitter, Annalisa Vezzaro, David Ish-Horowicz
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Satu Kujawski, Cátia Crespo, Marta Luz, Michaela Yuan, Sylke Winkler, Elisabeth Knust
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Jacqueline Weidner, Camilla Håkonsrud Jensen, Jarl Giske, Sigrunn Eliassen, Christian Jørgensen
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Enoch B. Antwi, Ada Olins, Vladimir B. Teif, Matthias Bieg, Tobias Bauer, Zuguang Gu, Benedikt Brors, Roland Eils, Donald Olins, Naveed Ishaque
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Junichi Okuyama, Maika Shiozawa, Daisuke Shiode
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James J. Fabrizio, Janet Rollins, Christopher W. Bazinet, Stephanie Wegener, Iryna Koziy, Rachel Daniel, Vincent Lombardo, Dwaine Pryce, Kavita Bharrat, Elissa Innabi, Marielle Villanobos, Gabriela Mendoza, Elisa Ferrara, Stephanie Rodway, Matthew Vicioso, Victoria Siracusa, Erin Dailey, Justin Pronovost, Simon Innabi, Vrutant Patel, Nicole DeSouza, Danielle Quaranto, Amir Niknejad