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Evolutionarily divergent DUF4465 domains have a common vitamin B12‐binding function

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We show that DUF4465 family proteins, widespread across bacteria from gut microbiomes, hydrothermal vents, and soil, share a common vitamin B12‐binding function. These augmented β‐jellyroll proteins bind vitamin B12 via extended loops. Our findings establish sequence‐diverse DUF4465 proteins as a widespread class of B12‐binding proteins, highlighting ...
Charlea Clarke, Michal Banasik, Rokas Juodeikis, Martin J. Warren, Richard W. Pickersgill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical Ecology and Management of Dengue Vectors

Annual Review of Entomology
Dengue, caused by the dengue virus, is the most widespread arboviral infectious disease of public health significance globally. This review explores the communicative function of olfactory cues that mediate host-seeking, egg-laying, plant-feeding, and mating behaviors in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, two mosquito vectors that drive dengue virus ...
Baldwyn, Torto, David P, Tchouassi
openaire   +2 more sources

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

Near-infrared spectroscopy as a complementary age grading and species identification tool for African malaria vectors. [PDF]

, 2010
: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was recently applied to age-grade and differentiate laboratory reared Anopheles gambiae sensu strico and Anopheles arabiensis sibling species of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato complex. In this study, we report further on
Hugo Leon E, Dowell, Kayla M., Wirtz, Robert A, Moore, Sarah J., Hugo, Leon E, Wirtz Robert A, Moore Sarah J, Kayla M Dowell, Dowell, Floyd E, Dowell Floyd E, Wirtz, Robert A., Wirtz, Robert, Leon E Hugo, Ryan, Peter, Killeen, Gerry, Killeen, Gerry F, Robert A Wirtz, Sarah J Moore, Hugo, Leon E., Dowell, Kayla, Floyd E Dowell, Peter A Ryan, Dowell Kayla M, Moore, Sarah J, Gerry F Killeen, Ryan, Peter A, Ryan, Peter A., Hugo, Riel Leon, Sikulu Maggy, Killeen, Gerry F., Dowell, Floyd, Sikulu, Maggy, Killeen Gerry F, Maggy Sikulu, Dowell, Floyd E., Moore, Sarah, Dowell, Kayla M, Ryan Peter A   +37 more
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Grip and Grasp: Lizard Claw Inspired Robotic Manipulators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Our study identifies the most effective lizard claw shape for use as an end effector in a bioinspired robotic manipulator. By examining key geometric features and combining them into comparative indices, the Crotaphytus collaris claw is found to be the best fit.
Hyeon Lee, Kate Douglas, Asyiah Bray, Andrea Rummel, Parvez Alam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated mapping of establishment risk for emerging vector-borne infections: a case study of canine leishmaniasis in southwest France. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in the Mediterranean Basin, where the dog is the main reservoir host. The disease's causative agent, Leishmania infantum, is transmitted by blood-feeding female sandflies.
Hartemink, Nienke, Hartemink, N.A., Heesterbeek Hans, Pesson, Bernard, Hans Heesterbeek, Davies Clive, Heesterbeek, Hans, David Morley, Mahamdallie Shazia, Morley, D., Ready Paul, Rogers, David, Clive Davies, Davies, C., Pesson Bernard, Vanwambeke, Sophie, Hartemink Nienke, Vanwambeke, S.O., Sophie O. Vanwambeke, Mahamdallie, Shazia, Heesterbeek, J.A.P., Davies, Clive, Hartemink, Nina, Rogers David, Pesson, B., Mahamdallie, S., Ready, Paul, Sophie O Vanwambeke, Dep Gezondheidszorg Landbouwhuisdieren, David Rogers, Paul Ready, Strategic Infection Biology, Vanwambeke, Sophie O, Nienke Hartemink, Bernard Pesson, Vanwambeke Sophie O., Ready, P., Shazia Mahamdallie, Rogers, D.J., Morley, David, Morley David   +40 more
core   +1 more source

Consensus Formation and Change are Enhanced by Neutrality

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Neutral agents are shown to enhance both the formation and overturning of consensus in collective decision‐making. A general mathematical model and experiments with locusts and humans reveal that neutrality enables robust consensus via simple interactions and accelerates consensus change by reducing effective population size.
Andrei Sontag, Janina A. Hoffmann, Tim Rogers, Christian A. Yates   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emphasizing the Vectors in Vector-borne Disease Transmission and Evolution

, 2021
Disease transmission is a product of mechanisms and interactions at multiple levels of biological organization, and a comprehensive understanding of these processes is essential to disease control.
Hoi, Kit Ian Gigi
core  

A Rare Allele of ST5 From Wild Rice Enhances Salt Tolerance in Rice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel salt‐tolerance gene ST5W, characterized by a unique 36‐bp promoter insertion, is found exclusively in a small subset of Oryza rufipogon and is absent in cultivated rice. Field trials confirm ST5W significantly enhances rice yield across diverse genetic backgrounds under saline conditions.
Meng Xing, Jingfen Huang, Qiaoling Yuan, Ziyi Yang, Yanyan Wang, Mingchao Zhao, Yamin Nie, Rui Xu, Hongge Qian, Wenxi Chen, Qiaoling Zhang, Qi Du, Leiyue Geng, Yapeng Li, Ziyi Chen, Shizhuang Wang, Like Lou, Haiyuan Peng, Chongke Zheng, Xianzhi Xie, Xiaoming Zheng, Lifang Zhang, Lianguang Shang, Jiaqiang Sun, Qian Qian, Qingwen Yang, Weihua Qiao   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source