Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen +16 more
wiley +1 more source
Unexpected enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes in recirculating aquaculture effluents of rainbow trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>): microbial community assembly and mobile genetic elements as key drivers. [PDF]
Yang X, Li L, Zhang J, Qu J, Xu S.
europepmc +1 more source
Polarity‐matched Zr–MOFs program Nafion's nanoscale morphology during solution casting. Hydrophilic UiO‐66 preserves hydrated pathways, while hydrophobic UiO‐67 increases the proton hopping sites by densifying ionic clusters. Combining both fillers yields a membrane that delivers 176 mS cm−1 conductivity, reaches 1.46 W cm−2 under 200 kPa, and triples ...
Yonghwi Cho +13 more
wiley +1 more source
The role of mobile genetic elements in adaptation of the microbiota to the dynamic human gut ecosystem. [PDF]
Schubert K +2 more
europepmc +1 more source
Schematic illustration of the engineered RN@FDT for multimodal tumor therapy. a) Fabrication of FD&DOX/TFA‐loaded RGD‐NNV (RN@FDT) and the light‐triggered disassemble of RN@FDT. b) After internalized by tumor cells, RN@FDT are disintegrated under NIR‐II laser irradiation to boost PTT and induce cell apoptosis.
Jiahui Zhang +16 more
wiley +1 more source
Mobile Genetic Elements as Central Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms, Evolutionary Ecology, One Health Implications and Control Strategies. [PDF]
Hossain H +11 more
europepmc +1 more source
Identification of mobile genetic elements
Identification of mobile genetic elements transposons plasmids ...
openaire +1 more source
Engineered Nanotopography to Modulate Growth and Signaling of Neuronal Networks
This study examines the interaction between neurons and nanoscale topographies on engineered substrates. Neurons cultured on nanowires, nanopillars and nanoneedles exhibit enhanced neurite outgrowth, form more organized neuronal circuits, and display improved synaptic connectivity, compared to flat substrates.
Hao Nguyen Tran +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Comparative genomics and methylome profiling of <i>Pseudolactococcus laudensis</i> reveal signatures of niche adaptation and strain-level variation in mobile genetic elements and phage defence. [PDF]
Soto-Serrano A +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
Reversible Tuning of Multiple Molecular Kinking for Stem Cell Regulation In Vivo
In this work, we introduce the novel concept of background component‐free “multiple kinks” material platform composed solely of liganded multiple kink‐bearing molecules as a strategy for dynamic biomaterial design. Tri‐kink molecules enable effective near‐infrared light‐triggered ligand masking and visible light‐triggered ligand exposure, thereby ...
Kanghyeon Kim +28 more
wiley +1 more source

