In an advanced review published in WIREs Developmental Biology, Jonathan Chubb illuminates the perspective of single cell decision-making during development.

Cover Art – Featuring Multilayered Nanofilms, Endothelial Cells and Virus Filtration
This week’s Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.

Signaling and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Intestinal Stem Cells and Progenitors
A recent review discusses the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms underlying intestinal cell plasticity.

Virtual Issues in BioEssays
BioEssays offers a variety of online special collections compiling review-style articles from various topic areas.
Understanding Mouth Development
The mouth is essential for eating and has ancient origins. A new review looks at the evolution of the mouth and insights into the vertebrate mouth opening from the frog Xenopus laevis.

Most Read – Featuring Cancer Nanomedicines, 3D Stem Cell Bioprinting and Cranial Bone Reconstruction
This month’s top Advanced Healthcare Materials papers.

Nanofiber Spiderwebs
Researchers demonstrated how the silk of cribelllate spiders captures insects in a way that was previously unknown.

Cover Art – Featuring Stem Cell Therapy, Avian Influenza Sensors and Liquid Marbles
This week’s Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.

Helium Ion Microscopy: A Versatile Tool to Study Biological Interactions at the Nanoscale
In their article published in Advanced Biosystems, Miika Leppänen et al. employ helium ion microscopy to visualize the interaction between phages and bacteria.

RNA Structure, Binding, and Coordination in Arabidopsis
In a recent WIREs RNA review, researchers discuss the recent explosion of data in the field of post-transcriptional regulation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. (Image credit: Gio.tto/Shutterstock)