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Divergent Specialization of Simple Venom Gene Profiles among Rear-Fanged Snake Genera (Helicops and Leptodeira, Dipsadinae, Colubridae)

Toxins, 2022
Many venomous animals express toxins that show extraordinary levels of variation both within and among species. In snakes, most studies of venom variation focus on front-fanged species in the families Viperidae and Elapidae, even though rear-fanged ...
Peter A. Cerda, Jenna M. Crowe-Riddell, Deise J. P. Gonçalves, Drew A. Larson, Thomas F. Duda, Alison R. Davis Rabosky   +5 more
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Biological invasions in agricultural settings: insights from evolutionary biology and population genetics [PDF]

, 2011
Invasion biology and agriculture are intimately related for several reasons and in particular because many agricultural pest species are recent invaders. In this article we suggest that the reconstruction of invasion routes with population genetics-based
Thomas Guillemaud, Ciosi, Marc, Lombaert, Eric, Ciosi, M., Éric Lombaert, Estoup, Arnaud, Guillemaud, T., Estoup, A., Guillemaud, Thomas, Marc Ciosi, Arnaud Estoup, Guillemaud, Thomas,, Lombaert, E.   +12 more
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Sustainable Electrochemical Synthesis of High‐Quality MXenes: Mechanistic Insights, Applications, Challenges, and Technological Prospects

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrochemical etching provides an eco‐friendly alternative to hazardous HF methods for MXene production. This approach facilitates the selective isolation of the A‐layer from MAX phases with tunable surface terminations. Controlling voltage, electrolytes, temperature, and duration enables the optimal structural integrity. Nevertheless, existing scale
Jagdeep Singh, Madhusudhana M Devadiga, Santosh K. Tiwari, AS Dhaliwal, Gurpreet Singh Selopal   +4 more
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Removal of sequencing adapter contamination improves microbial genome databases

BMC Genomics
Advances in assembling microbial genomes have led to growth of reference genome databases, which have been transformative for applied and basic microbiome research.
Andrew H. Moeller, Brian A. Dillard, Samantha L. Goldman, Madalena V. F. Real, Daniel D. Sprockett   +4 more
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HapSolo: an optimization approach for removing secondary haplotigs during diploid genome assembly and scaffolding

BMC Bioinformatics, 2021
Background Despite marked recent improvements in long-read sequencing technology, the assembly of diploid genomes remains a difficult task. A major obstacle is distinguishing between alternative contigs that represent highly heterozygous regions.
Edwin A. Solares, Yuan Tao, Anthony D. Long, Brandon S. Gaut   +3 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing the cirri and gut microbiomes of the intertidal barnacle Semibalanus balanoides

Animal Microbiome, 2020
Background Natural populations inhabiting the rocky intertidal experience multiple ecological stressors and provide an opportunity to investigate how environmental differences influence microbiomes over small geographical scales.
Bianca R. P. Brown, Joaquin C. B. Nunez, David M. Rand   +2 more
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Lack of host phylogenetic structure in the gut bacterial communities of New Zealand cicadas and their interspecific hybrids

Scientific Reports, 2022
Host-microbe interactions are intimately linked to eukaryotic evolution, particularly in sap-sucking insects that often rely on obligate microbial symbionts for nutrient provisioning.
Diler Haji, Jason Vailionis, Mark Stukel, Eric Gordon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan R. Lemmon, Chris Simon   +6 more
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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
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Novel Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale) haplotype chromosome-level reference genome

Scientific Data
The sequencing of a kidney sample (KW2013002) from a stranded Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale) calf is the first chromosome-level reference genome for this species1.
Maria-Vittoria Carminati, Vlonjat Lonnie Gashi, Ruiqi Li, Daniel Jacob Klee, Sara Rose Padula, Ajay Manish Patel, Andy Dick Yee Tan, Jacqueline Mattos, Nolan Kane   +8 more
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