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Journal of Experimental Biology is the leading primary research journal in comparative physiology and publishes papers on the form and function of living organisms at all levels of biological organisation, from the molecular and subcellular to the integrated whole animal.
Our authors and readers reflect a broad interdisciplinary group of scientists who study molecular, cellular and organismal physiology in an evolutionary and environmental context.
Special issues
Genome editing for comparative physiology
Guest editors: Michael H. Dickinson, Leslie B. Vosshall and Julian A. T. Dow
For almost 100 years, biologists have made fundamental discoveries using a handful of model organisms that are not representative of the rich diversity found in nature. The advent of CRISPR genome editing now opens up a wide range of new organisms to mechanistic investigation, increasing not only the taxonomic breadth of current research but also the scope of biological problems amenable to study. This special issue addresses a broad spectrum of biological problems in non-model organisms and highlights the utility of genome editing across levels of complexity from development and physiology to behaviour and evolution.
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Conversation
In the field: an interview with Katsufumi Sato
Continuing our series of Conversations about the role of fieldwork in research, Katsufumi Sato discusses his experiences tagging animals and the importance of collaboration.
Find out more about the series in our Editorial and see below for more interviews.
Early-career researchers
Read some of our interviews with early-career researchers and find out more about how JEB supports junior scientists
Editors' choice
Different amplitudes of temperature fluctuation induce distinct transcriptomic and metabolomic responses in the dung beetle Phanaeus vindex
Kimberly S. Sheldon, Mojgan Padash, Amanda W. Carter and Katie E. Marshall
Dung beetles express different genes depending on whether they are experiencing small or large temperature variations, so high-amplitude temperature fluctuations aren't just 'more of the same' at the transcriptomic level
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