Even though farmers have been dealing with rice stink bugs as pests since the 1880s, entomologists are still getting to know them at the genetic level. A first-of-its-kind study published on the genetics of rice stink bugs offers clues that could…
Category: 5. Biology
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Genetic mapping of rice stink bug aids crop pest control
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Study identifies aging-associated mitochondrial circular RNAs
New research profiles mitochondrial circular RNAs in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) from young and old human cohorts and probes how mitochondrial circRNAs and the mitochondrial RNA-binding protein GRSF1 relate to mitochondrial…
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Novel SLC16A2 mutations impair thyroid hormone transport and drive neurodevelopmental deficits in Chinese patients with allan-herndon-dudley syndrome
Friesema, E. C. et al. Association between mutations in a thyroid hormone transporter and severe X-linked psychomotor retardation. Lancet 364, 1435–1437 (2004).
Sarret, C., Oliver Petit, I. &…
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Comparative evaluation and validation of rapid quantification methods for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: development of a PMA-based viability qPCR assay
Pieters, M. G. & Maes, D. In in Diseases of Swine (ed. Jeffrey, J.) 863–883 (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019).
Friis, N. F. Some recommendations concerning primary isolation of Mycoplasma…
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Genome-wide SNP analysis reveals genetic diversity and structure of wild and cultivated olives (Olea europaea L.) in Oman
Kostelenos, G. & Kiritsakis, A. Olive tree history and evolution. In Olives and olive oil as functional foods: bioactivity, chemistry and processing 1–12 (Wiley, 2017).
Martins, S., Pereira,…
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Design, synthesis, characterization, pharmacological evaluation and in silico ADMET and molecular docking and dynamics simulations of a novel series of N-substituted pyrazole from chalcone derivatives
Miranda, C. et al. Implications of antibiotics use during the COVID-19 pandemic: present and future. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 75, 3413–3416 (2020).
Majumdar, P., Pati, A., Patra, M., Behera,…
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Versatile and portable Cas12a-mediated detection of antibiotic resistance markers
Hutchings, M., Truman, A. & Wilkinson, B. Antibiotics: past, present and future. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 51, 72–80 (2019).
Lipsitch, M. & Samore, M. H. Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial…
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Differential enrichment of key bacterial taxa in the rhizosphere of naturally growing and artificially restored Kandelia obovata forests
Lee, J. et al. Ecological role and services of tropical Mangrove ecosystems: A reassessment. Glob Ecol. Biogeogr. 23, 726–743 (2014).
Gouvêa, L. P. et al. Global impacts of projected climate…
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Shaking and withering intensity from oolong tea processing alters the chemical and sensory quality of tobacco
Zhu, W. K. et al. Effect of two-stage dehydration on retention of characteristic flavor components of flue-cured tobacco in rotary dryer. Drying Technol. 34(13), 1621–1629. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2016.1138965 (2016).
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Elucidating the mechanism of cefpodoxime-BSA interaction via a combination of multi-spectroscopic methods and molecular docking simulations
Müller, W. E. & Wollert, U. Human serum albumin as a ‘silent receptor’ for drugs and endogenous substances. Pharmacology 19(2), 59–67 (1979).
Ketrat, S., Japrung, D. & Pongprayoon, P….
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