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Direct cell-to-cell transmission of retrotransposons

Maya Voichek, Andreas Bernhard, Maria Novatchkova, et al.

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Wenyan Xie, Xin Yu, Qingxin Yang, et al.

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Roberto Amadio

Cancer Biology

Cortical astrocyte activation triggers meningeal nociception and migraine-like pain

Dara Bree, Jun Zhao, Jennifer Stratton, et al.

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Vanessa Ehlers

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A prophage-encoded anti-phage defense system that prevents phage DNA packaging by targeting the terminase complex

Gil Azulay, Nadejda Sigal, Keren Tzohar Rabinovich, et al.

Selected by 19 May 2025

Briana Guzman et al.

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tRNA synthetase activity is required for stress granule and P-body assembly

Max Baymiller, Noah S. Helton, Benjamin Dodd, et al.

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Mohammed JALLOH

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Early resident NK cell response to local HIV infection in lymphoid tissue

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