Naturally occurring haploids are predominantly documented in plants; the first report dates to 1923, when haploid individuals were identified in the Jimson Weed. Haploidy also occurs in certain animal lineages, most notably in the…
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Study finds 60% of Australia's top-use pesticides are banned in the EU
Analysis of Australia’s highest-volume pesticide use has revealed that the majority of products widely used in Australian agriculture are banned in other parts of the world, according to a new study. Researchers from Griffith’s School of…
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Freshwater fish populations plunge 81% as river migrations collapse
Some of the longest and most essential animal migrations on Earth take place beneath the surface of rivers. A major new report from the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a United Nations environmental…
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Mining of food metagenomes reveals an unexplored diversity of dsDNA bacteriophages
Brown, T. L., Charity, O. J. & Adriaenssens, E. M. Ecological and functional roles of bacteriophages in contrasting environments: marine, terrestrial and human gut. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 70, 102229 (2022).
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High-risk EBV promotes immune evasion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by upregulating HLA-DP via the encoded BALF2-HR variant
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Damania, B., Kenney, S. C. & Raab-Traub, N….
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Differential microRNA expression profiles and predicted miRNA–mRNA regulatory networks in human macrophage-like cells infected with Leishmania infantum
Verma, C. et al. Springer Nature Singapore,. Critical Roles of Micro-RNAs in the Pathogenesis and Immunoregulation of Leishmania Infection. in Challenges and Solutions Against Visceral Leishmaniasis 183–212 (2023).
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ALDOB K87 lactylation drives mitochondrial fission and metabolic reprogramming in pulmonary hypertension
Mocumbi, A. et al. Pulmonary hypertension. Nat. Rev. Dis. Prim. 10, 1 (2024).
Zeder, K., Siew, E. D., Kovacs, G., Brittain, E. L. & Maron, B. A. Pulmonary hypertension and chronic kidney…
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Valeric acid from oral microbiome suppresses esophageal cancer growth by disrupting eEF1A1 -mediated translational output
Morgan, E. et al. The global landscape of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and esophageal adenocarcinoma incidence and mortality in 2020 and Projections to 2040: new estimates from GLOBOCAN 2020. Gastroenterology 163, 649–658.e642 (2022).
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NorQD AAA+ complex drives metal insertion by a twisting mechanism
Waldron, K. J. et al. Metalloproteins and metal sensing. Nature 460, 823–830 (2009).
Hino, T. et al. Structural basis of biological N2O generation by bacterial nitric oxide reductase. Science…
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Biochromatic potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from grapes: molecular profiling, antimicrobial action and eco-friendly dye applications
Mavrodi, D. V. et al. Functional analysis of genes for biosynthesis of pyocyanin and phenazine-1-carboxamide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J. Bacteriol. 183, 6454 (2001).
Brown, V. I. &…
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