eLife Science Digests

Cutting jargon and putting research in context, digests showcase some of the latest articles published in eLife.

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  1. What does it take to hunt together?

    Computer simulations based on artificial intelligence shed light on whether high-level cognitive processes are required for collaborative hunting.

  2. Age is more than just a number

    Measuring biological age using PhenoAge may help identify people with elevated cancer risks, especially when combined with genetic risk factors for cancer.

  3. The diets of ancient birds

    Comparing fossils of extinct birds to the skeletons of modern-day birds sheds new light on the roles these animals played in ecosystems around 100 million years ago.

  4. Early replicators

    Mathematical models of how ribonucleic acid (RNA)-like molecules make copies of themselves reveal new insights as the origins of life on Earth.

  5. Finding PURA

    Mutations that lead to PURA syndrome result in the mislocalization of PURA protein in the cell.

  6. Prostate cancer treatment and body composition

    A clinical trial shows a link between the levels of a circulating hormone and changes of body composition in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.

  7. A feast of memories

    In fruit flies, a signalling molecule known as octopamine helps information about resource availability shape which type of memories are formed of a meal, and how much certain foods are eaten.

  8. Recollection errors

    Two cognitive biases that influence working memory may be more closely related than previously thought.
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