Biology
Hedgehog Gene Splitting in Spider Heads Undermines Claim That Arthropod Face Segments Evolved Independently
A new comparative study shows that double splitting of the anterior hedgehog expression stripe is not conserved across chelicerates, undermining...
Fungal endophyte from hibiscus yields zinc oxide nanoparticles that curb Staphylococcus aureus virulence
Zinc oxide nanoparticles biosynthesized by a Penicillium citrinum endophyte from hibiscus leaves inhibited S. aureus lipase and hyaluronidase, reduced biofilm...
New Acinetobacter species found in freshwater sediment of China’s Fenhe River
Researchers describe Acinetobacter fenheensis sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from river sediment, using polyphasic taxonomy and genomic analysis.
Scientists discover a conserved mitochondrial RNA shared by zebrafish and humans
A newly identified mitochondrial long noncoding RNA, lncOriL, found in zebrafish and conserved in humans, may reveal an unrecognized layer...
Scientists Find a New Spot in the PEDV Genome for Inserting Foreign Genes
Researchers identified a site upstream of the PEDV M gene that supports stable expression of FMDV VP1 in a recombinant...
New Method Maps the Fatty Landscape of the Cell’s Protein Factory
A new immunoisolation method called mammalian MemPrep delivers a high-confidence lipid and protein inventory of the endoplasmic reticulum in HEK293T...
Universal HPV vaccination and anal cancer screening take centre stage in push to eliminate HPV-associated cancers
A meeting report from the HPV Prevention and Control Board argues that eliminating HPV-associated cancers requires universal vaccination of boys...
Iron Overload, Ferroptosis and the Liver: Mapping a Deadly Network
A new review maps how disrupted iron homeostasis and ferroptosis drive liver disease, from hereditary hemochromatosis to hepatocellular carcinoma, and...
Plant trait turnover and microbe networks drive forest multifunctionality across landscapes
A study of 24 subtropical forest plots in Yunnan, China, finds that plant functional trait turnover and plant–microbe network turnover,...
Vegetarian diet does not offset ABCG2 gene variant’s hyperuricemia risk in Taiwanese cohort
A Taiwanese study of over 11,000 people found the ABCG2 rs2231142 variant raises hyperuricemia risk similarly in vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
Short-Term CD8+ T Cell Depletion Alters Tau Pathology in Aged Alzheimer’s Model Mice
Brief antibody-mediated depletion of CD8+ T cells in aged APP/PS1 mice left amyloid plaques unchanged but reduced dystrophic neurites and...
Popular endurance models fail to predict runners’ interval performance, study finds
A new study of trained runners shows that all four established W′-balance models, developed for cycling, dramatically overpredict how many...
Animal markets linked to higher viral diversity and virus–host connectivity
A metatranscriptomic study in Guangdong, China, found that animal-market samples showed higher viral richness, distinct virome structure and broader virus–host...
Optimized root-pulling force protocol speeds wheat root screening in sandy field
An optimized root-pulling force protocol enables rapid field screening of mature wheat cybrids, measuring over 1000 plants in 24 working...
Dumpsites emerge as hotspots for mosquito arbovirus vectors in Thailand
A survey of seven human-animal interfaces in two Thai border provinces found dumpsites harboured the highest burdens of mosquito arboviral...
New Barcoded Yeast Library Maps Gene-Drug Interactions Across 262 Strains
A new CRISPR-Cas9 barcoded library, BarMix, profiles 262 diverse yeast strains against 33 compounds and reveals 281 chemogenomic interactions.
New Marine Amoeba Yields One of the Best Rhizarian Genomes Yet
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the newly named marine amoeba Lemnamoeba sinaloensis reveals a compact 27 Mb genome rich in...
Mutations in hepatitis E virus ORF1 shape replication and disease severity
A new review synthesises evidence that specific mutations in the hepatitis E virus ORF1 polyprotein alter viral replication and are...
Seasonal Shifts and Site Conditions Drive Red Sea Benthic Biodiversity Patterns
A four-season survey at three Egyptian Red Sea sites recorded 2,942 benthic individuals from 60 species and found that season...
Yeasts Lead the Race to Mass-Produce Next-Generation Antimicrobial Peptides
A new review argues that yeasts, especially Pichia pastoris, are the leading fungal platforms for scalable recombinant production of antimicrobial...
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