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Localization of Multiple Jellyfish Toxins Shows Specificity for Functionally Distinct Polyps and Nematocyst Types in a Colonial Hydrozoan

Toxins, 2023
Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus is a colonial hydrozoan that displays a division of labor through morphologically distinct and functionally specialized polyp types.
Anna M. L. Klompen, Matthew K. Travert, Paulyn Cartwright   +2 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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RNAi in the Rhizarian Phytopathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae: The Causal Agent of Clubroot Disease in Cruciferous Crops

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study uncovers an unusual RNAi pathway in the rhizarian pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae. In the absence of Dicer, a Drosha‐like RNase III protein supports the biogenesis of predominant 21‐nt small RNAs, and two Argonaute proteins mediate small RNA‐guided silencing.
Xiong Zhang, Yupo Wu, Jiachang Hou, Lixia Gao, Longqi Pan, Cuicui Shen, Chuanji Zhao, Feng Gao, Yi Zhang, Li Ren, Xiaoping Fang, Xiaoling Dun, Shengyi Liu, Lijiang Liu   +13 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
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Use of eDNA to Determine Source Locations of Deadly Jellyfish (Cubozoa) in an Open Coastal System

Coasts
Challenges associated with cubozoan jellyfish detection and the limitations of current detection techniques limit the ability of scientists to fill critical knowledge gaps surrounding their ecology. Environmental DNA (eDNA), however, has proven useful as
Scott J. Morrissey, Dean R. Jerry, Michael J. Kingsford   +2 more
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Investigations of the Evolved Molecular Basis for Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Marine Sponges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Confirming and extending a previous observation in another Bubarida sponge, genomic and functional analyses of A. cavernosa reveal that sponges retain the mevalonate pathway and employ single α‐domain T1TSs and UbiA‐type TSs for terpenoid biosynthesis. The absence of T1TSs clustering with other biosynthetic genes tentatively suggests, based on limited ...
Fangyan Chen, Bao Chen, Wenhui Zhang, Guifang Sun, Yao Zhao, Jianpeng Zhang, Baofu Xu   +6 more
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Adaptive Network Stabilization Despite Profound Structural Reorganization in Human Organotypic Cultures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Adult human organotypic cortical slices undergo marked neuronal loss, laminar disruption, and glial activation, yet their network activity progressively stabilizes after a variable period. Electrophysiology, longitudinal calcium imaging, and quantitative histology show that structurally remodeled human circuits show adaptive capacity resulting in ...
Estilla Zsófia Tóth, Rebeka Stelcz, Réka Bod, Ábel Petik, Eszter Juhász, Kinga Tóth, Liza Szalai, Nour Essam, Fanni Somogyi, Beatrix Kovács, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Attila György Bagó, Loránd Erőss, Péter Orbay, Johanna Petra Szabó, Dániel Fabó, Boglárka Hajnal, Bence Rácz, Daniel Hillier, István Ulbert, Lucia Wittner   +20 more
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Swimming behavior analysis of small box jellyfish (Carybdea brevipedalia)

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
In this study, the swimming behavior of a small box jellyfish (Carybdea brevipedalia), which consists of inhaling external seawater and expelling it through its mouth to generate forward thrust, was characterized using particle image velocimetry (PIV ...
Yongbeom Pyeon, Jinho Chae, Wooseok Oh, Doo Jin Hwang, Kyounghoon Lee   +4 more
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Habitat‐Specific Design Strategies for Untethered Soft Robots

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Habitat shapes the design of untethered soft robots. Across land, water, air, and living tissues, environmental constraints govern viable combinations of compliant structures, actuation mechanisms, and energy delivery. This review connects these constraints with robotic performance and identifies design principles for advancing adaptable, durable, and ...
Siyang Li, Zhikun Miao, Tuck‐Whye Wong, Tiefeng Li   +3 more
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Analysis of Carbohydrates and Glycoconjugates by Matrix‐Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry: An Update for 2023–2024

Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of MALDI mass spectrometry for the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates is a well‐established technique and this comprehensive review is the twelfth update of the original article published in 1999 and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2024.
David J. Harvey
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