Category: 5. Biology

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  • Alveolar epithelial and vascular CXCR2 mediates transcytosis of CXCL1 in inflamed lungs

    Alveolar epithelial and vascular CXCR2 mediates transcytosis of CXCL1 in inflamed lungs

    Mice

    Male and female WT (Charles River), CXCR2−/− (Jackson Lab, stock 006848), CXCR2fl/flCdh5Cre (Taconic stock 13073) and CXCR2fl/flShhCre mice (Jackson Lab, stock 005623) on a C57BL/6 background were kept in a specific pathogen-free/SPF…

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  • Innovative integration of biometric data and blockchain to enhance ownership and trust with NFTs

    Innovative integration of biometric data and blockchain to enhance ownership and trust with NFTs

    Our exploration of the convergence between biometric data and blockchain technology, culminating in the creation of Cell-NFTs, represents a transformative step in the digitalization of biological assets. The Cell-NFT model offers an innovative…

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  • A chromosomal-level genome assembly of Araneus marmoreus Schenkel, 1953 (Araneae: Araneidae)

    A chromosomal-level genome assembly of Araneus marmoreus Schenkel, 1953 (Araneae: Araneidae)

    Sample collection and sequencing

    The female specimens of Araneus marmoreus were collected from Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. The cephalothorax of the spiders, excluding the abdomen, was used for Illumina and PacBio…

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  • Unveiling the neural mechanisms of supernatural fiction comprehension using fNIRS

    Unveiling the neural mechanisms of supernatural fiction comprehension using fNIRS

    Participants

    A statistical power analysis was conducted before the experiment using the G*Power 3.1.9.7 statistical analysis program in order to estimate the sample size43. With a Type I error rate of 0.05 (α = 0.05) and a Type II error rate…

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  • Model of metabolism and gene expression predicts proteome allocation in Pseudomonas putida

    Model of metabolism and gene expression predicts proteome allocation in Pseudomonas putida

    iPpu1676-ME predicts proteome limitation and overflow metabolism in P. putida KT2440

    The ME-model of Pseudomonas putida KT2440, iPpu1676-ME, was reconstructed based on a previous genome-scale metabolic model (M-model),…

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  • Comparing Moderna’s mRNA-1083 and Pfizer’s dual-target mRNA vaccines for influenza and COVID-19

    Comparing Moderna’s mRNA-1083 and Pfizer’s dual-target mRNA vaccines for influenza and COVID-19

    Influenza is a contagious viral infection and global public health concern caused by four genera of viruses belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family. Influenza type A and B viruses are most prominent for causing epidemics in human populations….

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  • Interplay of kinetochores and catalysts drives rapid assembly of the mitotic checkpoint complex

    Interplay of kinetochores and catalysts drives rapid assembly of the mitotic checkpoint complex

    Kinetochores are required for the SAC response

    To assess the role of kinetochores in the SAC response, we depleted the outer kinetochore complexes Ndc80C or Knl1C by RNAi using pools of siRNAs (directed against NDC80, SPC24, and SPC25 for the…

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  • Object-translocation induces event coding in the rat hippocampus

    Object-translocation induces event coding in the rat hippocampus

    Object-induced local and remote population responses in CA1

    To investigate whether CA1 responses to discrete objects varied along the proximodistal axis, we recorded place cell activity across CA1 subregions (Fig. S1) when two identical familiar…

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  • Extinction context is learned by pigeons, not given by the environment

    Extinction context is learned by pigeons, not given by the environment

    Subjects

    We tested seven experimentally naïve pigeons (Columba livia), four females and three males, of unknown age. The animals were obtained from local breeders and housed in individual cages within a colony room. During the experimental…

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