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Identification and Characterization of an In Silico Designed Membrane‐Active Peptide with Antiviral Properties

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An evolutionary molecular dynamics platform is used to design P1.6, a membrane‐active peptide that senses lipid packing defects in viral envelopes. P1.6 adopts a stabilized α‐helical structure upon membrane contact, disrupts virus‐like liposomes, and damages HIV‐1 particles.
Pascal von Maltitz, Niek van Hilten, Tatjana Weil, Thunchanok Thummaraj, Jeroen Methorst, Dennis Aschmann, Alexander Kros, Clarissa Read, Jasmina Gačanin, Herre Jelger Risselada, Jan Münch   +10 more
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Phylogenetic relationships among tribes of the green lacewing subfamily Chrysopinae recovered based on mitochondrial phylogenomics

Scientific Reports, 2017
Chrysopidae (green lacewings) is the second largest family in Neuroptera, and it includes medium-size lacewings largely recognized by the presence of golden-colored eyes, bright green bodies and delicate wings with dense venation patterns.
Yunlan Jiang, Ivonne J. Garzón-Orduña, Shaun L. Winterton, Fan Yang, Xingyue Liu   +4 more
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Comparative microbiomes of ticks collected from a black rhino and its surrounding environment

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019
‘Eliska,’ an endangered black rhino (Diceros bicornis), died suddenly in Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania in 2016. Three Amblyomma gemma ticks were collected from Eliska's body, and four ticks were collected from the surrounding field.
Seogwon Lee, Ju Yeong Kim, Myung-hee Yi, In-Yong Lee, Robert Fyumagwa, Tai-Soon Yong   +5 more
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Arthropod diversity in peas with normal or reduced waxy bloom [PDF]

, 2004
Crop traits can alter economically important interactions between plants, pests, and biological control agents. For example, a reduced waxy bloom on the surface of pea plants alters interactions between pea aphids and their natural enemies. In this study,
Biggam, Russell C., Chang, Gary C., Eigenbrode, Sanford D., Rutledge, Claire E.   +3 more
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AI‐Directed 3D Printing of Hierarchical Polyurethane Foams

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Digitally guided direct ink writing, combined with AI‐generated design, enables the fabrication of hierarchical polyurethane foams with tunable multiscale porosity. This approach produces architected foams featuring interconnected open‐cell networks and tailored mechanical properties, advancing the development of adaptive, high‐performance materials ...
Dhanush Patil, Jie Tian, Kun Jiang, Clarissa Westover, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Arpita Shome, Natalie Crutchfield, M. Taylor Sobczak, Sean Lee, Hongyue Sun, Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Hitesh Handa, Timothy E. Long, Xianqiao Wang, Kenan Song   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ground beetle dispersal: how to bridge the scales? [PDF]

, 2010
Beneficial arthropods that provide biological control of aphids or weed seeds use a variety of habitats in agricultural landscapes. Information on the movement behaviour of these arthropods between these habitats is needed to develop conservation ...
Allema, A.B., Lenteren, J.C., van, Marsan, D., Rossing, W.A.H., Steingröver, E.G., Volker, D., Werf, W., van der   +6 more
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Alphaviral Capsid Proteins Inhibit Stress Granule Assembly via Competitive RNA Binding With G3BP1

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Stress granules exert antiviral functions. This study illustrates a conserved function of alphaviral capsid proteins in modulating stress granules. Oligomerization mediated by a helical motif coupled with a positively charged intrinsically disordered region (IDR) directly competes with G3BP1 for RNA binding, thereby disrupting G3BP1‐RNA liquid–liquid ...
Yun Zhang, Yi Liu, Zhiying Yao, Haolong Lai, Xiaoxin Chen, Ziqiu Wang, Yiqiong Bao, Tingting Li, Xiaoming Zhou, Xiabin Chen, Peiguo Yang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avabase: a taxonomic and epidemiological plateform resource for arthropods of interest for animal health [PDF]

, 2012
Despite the general acknowledge that taxonomy is primordial, the decline in taxonomy and skills base for identifying and describing biodiversity is drastically declining.
Allene, Xavier, Balenghien, Thomas, Bouyer, Jérémy, Chacon, Mario, Erwin, Thierry, Gardes, Laëtitia, Garros, Claire, Glaszmann, Dietwin, Rakotoarivony, Ignace, Vial, Laurence   +9 more
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Dead Matter, Living Machines: Repurposing Crustaceans' Abdomen Exoskeleton for Bio‐Hybrid Robots

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Crustacean exoskeletons, repurposed from food waste, are engineered into sustainable bending actuators combining biotic structure with synthetic control. The augmented exoskeletons achieve rapid and robust motion with lightweight body and can be used as part of robotic manipulators, grippers and swimmers.
Sareum Kim, Kieran Gilday, Josie Hughes
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of different farming systems on epigeic beneficial arthropods and earthworm fauna in arable crops [PDF]

, 2004
In dieser Arbeit wurden die Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher traditioneller (konventionell, integriert) und biologischer (organisch-biologisch, bio-dynamisch) Anbausysteme auf die epigäischen Nutzarthropoden und die Regenwurmfauna untersucht.
Pfiffner, Lukas
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