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Amplicon surveys across four dominant plant communities around Qinghai Lake reveal that Leymus secalinus soils harbor the richest primer-defined nosZ communities, that diversity and composition track partly different vegetation–soil variables, and that phylogeny-based null models point to variable selection…
Trinity College Dublin researchers found that Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins let tumour cells survive chemotherapy, enter premature senescence and recruit wound-healing immunity, while IAP antagonists selectively killed these senescent cells.
A secondary analysis of 769 Spanish adolescents found that isocalorically replacing animal-based protein, especially from red and processed meat, with plant-based protein was associated with higher grade point averages and subject-specific scores.
Researchers describe Vietpetalum, a new genus of cave-dwelling paracortinid millipedes from northern Vietnam, including two new species and COI DNA barcodes for the family.
A red-shifted fungal luciferase paired with a green reporter lets researchers measure gene activity in glowing plants by colour ratio rather than brightness, correcting for metabolic noise.
Texture, however, was only half of the challenge. Once the structural properties were established, the researchers turned to the question of taste. They used an electronic taste sensing system capable of detecting bitterness, astringency, umami and aftertastes in the extruded…
A case report describes a family carrying an inherited STAT5B variant of uncertain significance in which anemia developed only in the two members who also acquired somatic STAT3 variants, and both improved on sirolimus treatment. A single case report published in Annals…
Protein extracted from discarded corn silk can be restructured by alkaline pH treatment to stabilize emulsions and form oleogels that hold liquid oil in a solid-like network. Subject of Research: pH-modulated corn silk protein as an emulsifier for emulsion-templated oleogel…
A new downscaled reconstruction of Cenozoic biomes shows present-day area and energy predict vertebrate diversity better than historical biome dynamics. Global patterns of terrestrial vertebrate diversity appear to be shaped far more by present-day conditions than by the deep history…
Inspiration for scientific research projects can come from many unexpected places. With the publication of my second PhD research paper [1], I am looking back at my sources of inspiration as well as some hurdles I had to overcome to see…