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Chitin‐Derived Carbon‐Metal Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Functional carbon materials are synthesized from combination of biopolymer (chitin) and iron precursors. The resultant material exhibits superior surface area and adsorptive properties compared to carbon materials synthesized directly from pure chitin.
Herry Fang, Chao Hsuan (Joseph) Sung, Haitao Yu, Ezra Sarmiento, Katarina Kotanchek, Ryan Christopher Lee, Michelle Chan, David Kisailus   +7 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
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Canopy structure influences arthropod communities within and beyond tree identity effects: Insights from combining LiDAR data, insecticidal fogging and machine learning regression modelling

Ecological Indicators
Forest canopies host an abundant but often neglected diversity of arthropods, which requires careful attention in times of ongoing biodiversity loss.
Benjamin Wildermuth, Alice Penanhoat, Holger Sennhenn-Reulen, Dragan Matevski, Jochen Drescher, Mélaine Aubry-Kientz, Dominik Seidel, Andreas Schuldt   +7 more
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Impact assessment of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant cotton on arthropod communities

Journal of Cotton Research, 2022
Background Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is one of the most important economic crops worldwide, and its production plays an important role in the economy of many countries.
Dongyang LI, Xiangzhen ZHU, Kaixin ZHANG, Li WANG, Rui ZHANG, Chengzhen LIANG, Junyu LUO, Jinjie CUI   +7 more
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arthropods: Developmental diversity within a (super) phylum [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2000
The expression patterns of developmental genes provide new markers that address the homology of body parts and provide clues as to how body plans have evolved. Such markers support the idea that insect wings evolved from limbs but refute the idea that insect and crustacean jaws are fundamentally different in structure.
openaire   +2 more sources

RNF138‐Mediated Ubiquitination and Degradation of NS5 Restricts Tick‐Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Host‐specific compatibility between RNF138‐like proteins and flavivirus NS5 determines NS5 stability. Mammalian RNF138 but not arthropod homologs recognizes and induces conserved NS5/RdRp K48‐linked ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, thereby restricting viral replication. Ectopic RNF138 in mice attenuates TBEV‐induced pathogenesis. (Created in
Jialiang Sun, Weijing Yang, Hao Zhou, Shuai Li, Xin Jiang, Jianyang Gu, Wenyan Zhang   +6 more
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Multispecies crop mixtures increase insect biodiversity in an intercropping experiment

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2023
Recent biodiversity declines require action across sectors such as agriculture. The situation is particularly acute for arthropods, a species‐rich taxon providing important ecosystem services.
Jana Brandmeier, Hannah Reininghaus, Christoph Scherber   +2 more
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Transposable Element–Driven PIEZO Mutation Enhances Locust Flight in Plateau Hypoxia

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Why transposable elements (TEs) persisted or expanded in genomes remains a mystery. Using integrated analysis of TE macro‐ and microevolution in locusts, our results showed that thousands of TE insertions promoted widespread adaptive variation. Subfamilies of candidate adaptive TEs amplified and reshaped species‐level genomic architecture.
Xuanzhao Li, Ying Liu, Longsheng Xing, Xianliang Huang, Yingming Sun, Lei Yue, Yuze Zhang, Huilong Du, Bing Chen   +8 more
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Herbivory‐Induced Stomatal Opening Triggers the Dispersal of an Invasive Insect Herbivore

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The invasive leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta uniquely manipulates plant defenses by inducing stomatal opening in tomato. This response, mediated by the stomatal regulator IQM1, enhances the release of the repellent volatile benzaldehyde. This volatile triggers the dispersal of adult moths, facilitates colonization of new hosts, and leads to rapid ...
Limin Chen, Xiaowei Li, Yaru Wang, Farman Ullah, Shuxing Zhou, Lemeng Dong, Weizhong He, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Youming Hou, Ian T. Baldwin, Yaobin Lu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source