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This study reveals that during human gait development, neuromotor modules (muscle synergies) and limb biomechanical properties co-evolve toward bilateral symmetry, which enhances locomotor stability. By combining longitudinal EMG, kinematic, and neuromusculoskeletal modeling data from infants, adults, and elders, the authors demonstrate that functional symmetrization of these modules underlies efficient and stable gait control across the lifespan.
Biotin methyl ester (BME) acts as a biotin prodrug that easily penetrates cells and is converted into biotin, enhancing the utility of biotin–streptavidin technology for diverse applications in living cells.
Chromosome-level triploid genome assembly of parthenogenetic H. longicornis reveals autopolyploid origin, key embryogenesis genes, and pathogen tolerance in its global expansion context.
Visualization of endogenous exosomes in the zebrafish lens reveals their dynamic roles in intercellular communication and development, with Syntenin-a–regulated exosome biogenesis influencing lens cell differentiation.
In this Q&A, we ask Benjamin Rosman about his career, the role of biology in the development of robotics and AI, and his actions to establish Africa as a global leader in foundational AI research.
In this article, Bhuminder Singh tells us about the development of 3D colorectal cancer cell culture by their lab as a tool to identify therapeutic drugs.
In December, we thank Chaeho Byun, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Gyeongkuk National University, South Korea, for his invaluable contributions to peer review.
A prospective analysis reveals that emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has had only a marginal impact on the immune response to spike protein of other endemic human coronaviruses and predicts limited cross protection against infection.
Niche modelling of West Nile virus in Europe sheds light on the seasonality and spatial distribution of the virus’ ecological suitability in several Atlantic archipelagos.
The p53 R181C mutation accumulates through impaired deacetylation by Sirt1 and altered ubiquitination, which reveals the role of p53 R181C mutation in tumor development.
Brain-aligned semantic vectors improve neural decoding by fine-tuning pretrained feature spaces to match brain representations. This framework enhances decoding accuracy across fMRI, MEG and ECoG, revealing more brain-compatible visual semantics.
Evolution-guided engineering of chloroplast bidirectional promoters enables tunable multigene co-expression in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, revealing distinct transcriptional regulatory mechanisms and chemical modulation in the plastid.
A standardized 3D human bone marrow model mimics niche complexity, enabling long-term maintenance of hematopoietic progenitor cell stemness and dynamic analysis of stromal, immune, and endothelial remodeling under physiological and pathological conditions.
This review summarizes how catabolic rewiring lets tumors harvest fuels and why dietary interventions have limited impact on nutrient supply but meaningful endocrine and immune benefits that burden tumor metabolism and complement standard care.
Our review summarizes recent advances in understanding the diverse roles of nuclear lamins in mitosis and discusses how their dysregulation - observed in several diseases - could affect this essential process required for faithful genome inheritance.
A review of recent innovations driving low-input phosphoproteomics, focusing on miniaturized workflows, multiplexed labelling, automated enrichment, and advanced acquisition methods for scarce biological material.
In this LGBTQIA+ STEM Day, we spoke to Geo Santiago-Martinez (he/him), an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut working on Microbial Ecophysiology, and a member of the Advancing Queer and Transgender Equity in Science (AQTES) consortium.
To commemorate LGBTQIA+ STEM Day this year, Communications Biology is reaching out to discuss their personal and professional experiences in research. In this Q&A, we are talking to Dr. Fabrice Roux, a CNRS research director at Toulouse in France, who works on plant adaptation at the intersection of ecological genomics, quantitative genetics, and molecular biology.
Benjamin Rosman is a Professor in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in Johannesburg (South Africa), where he runs the Robotics, Autonomous Intelligence and Learning (RAIL) Laboratory. Since November 2024, he is also the founding Director of the Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute at Wits, focused on the fundamental science of intelligence in machines, humans, and animals. Dr. Rosman is a leading voice in artificial intelligence (AI) research and has received prestigious awards for his contributions to advancing AI in Africa and beyond. In August 2025, he was named in TIME’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in AI. In this Q&A, we discussed his career journey, the role of biology in the development of robotics and AI, and his actions to establish Africa as a global leader in foundational AI research.
Francesco Mattia Rossi is an Associate Professor in the Laboratorio de Neurociencias at the Facultad de Ciencias - Universidad de la República in Montevideo (Uruguay), investigating the mechanisms of neuronal plasticity in the visual cortex. In addition to his faculty role, Dr. Rossi chairs the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies. In this Q&A, he discusses his career journey and his engagement in promoting (neuro)science research and education in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ingrid Eftedal is a senior scientist at Norwegian University of Science and Technology Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norway, and a leading expert in baromedicine. In this Q&A, we talk about what started her career and the challenges of conducting niche research.
In this interview, marine biologist Jasmin Graham shares about her experience building grassroots change in science, navigating exclusionary spaces and what it means to foster belonging in the ocean sciences.