Hfq and other Sm proteins are central in RNA metabolism, forming an evolutionarily
conserved family that plays key roles in RNA processing in organisms ranging from archaea to …

We present solid-state NMR measurements of β-strand secondary structure and inter-strand
organization within a 150-kDa oligomeric aggregate of the 42-residue variant of the …

Advances in electron detection have been essential to the success of high-resolution cryo-EM
structure determination. A new generation of direct electron detector called the Apollo, has …

10.7554/eLife.09561.001 We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within
the Rising Star cave, South Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi. Approximately …

… An invasive spinal lesion has been attributed by Randolph-Quinney and colleagues to benign
osteoid … EJO and PS.RQ wrote the original draft of the manuscript, incorporating additional …

The host factor Hfq, as the bacterial branch of the Sm family, is an RNA-binding protein
involved in the post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA expression and turnover. Hfq facilitates …

We describe the earliest evidence for neoplastic disease in the hominin lineage. This is
reported from the type specimen of the extinct hominin Australopithecus sediba from Malapa, …

Malapa is one of the richest early hominin sites in Africa and the discovery site of the hominin
species, Australopithecus sediba. The holotype and paratype (Malapa Hominin 1 and 2, or …

We report an osseous abnormality on a specimen of the sauropod dinosaur Lufengosaurus
huenei from the Fengjiahe Formation in Yuxi Basin, China. A gross pathological defect …

In responding to Val (2016), we welcome the opportunity to further clarify our interpretations
of the taphonomic and geological context of Homo naledi in the Dinaledi Chamber of the …