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Experiences with dormancy in tardigrades

Journal of Limnology, 2004
Tardigrades often colonise extreme habitats, in which they survive using both types of dormancy: quiescence and diapause. Together with nematodes and bdelloid rotifers, tardigrades are known to enter quiescence (with several forms of cryptobiosis ...
Deborah BOSCHINI, Ingemar K. JÖNSSON, Tiziana ALTIERO, Roberto BERTOLANI, Roberto GUIDETTI, Lorena REBECCHI   +5 more
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Impacts of Land Use and Flood Regime on Zooplankton Egg Banks in a Large River Floodplain

Freshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Zooplankton egg banks are crucial in rebuilding zooplankton populations in temporary water bodies when favourable conditions return after dry periods. However, their abundance, viability, and hatching success depend on many factors, with changes in land use and flooding regimes being potentially crucial drivers.
Shahin K. Badesab, Vincent Fugère, Corentin Flinois, Assetou Sacko, Andrea Bertolo   +4 more
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At the Edge of Survival: Exploring the Frontiers of Tardigrade Extreme Stress Tolerance

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 14, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Tardigrades possess extraordinary resilience to extreme environmental conditions, including near‐complete desiccation, severe levels of radiation, the vacuum of space and extreme sub‐zero temperatures. Despite significant interest in their survival strategies, the molecular mechanisms underlying their survival during extreme stresses have ...
Maria Kamilari, Frida Løkkegaard Pust, Andrea Marcantognini, Ask Møbjerg, Ricardo Cardoso Neves, Morten Schiøtt, Nadja Møbjerg   +6 more
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The Polymers of Life: Exploring Cellular Function Through Polymer Concepts

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 33, 15 June 2026.
Biomolecular phase separation reveals that a hidden layer of cellular organization is governed by the principles of polymer science. This review bridges polymer physics and cell biology, offering a primer on fundamental concepts, proposing a framework for interrogating cellular function, and synthesizing biophysical methods for decoding macromolecular ...
Mark Chen, Ashutosh Chilkoti
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ParaHox Genes Revisited: From Gut Patterning to Integrated Axial and Neural Organization in Rotifera

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 346, Issue 4, Page 357-369, June 2026.
In rotifers, ParaHox genes show a dispersed genomic organization, with Xlox absent across gnathiferans. Exclusive neuronal expression of Gsx and Cdx reveals that ancestral ParaHox genes coordinated neural and epithelial development beyond gut patterning, suggesting an integrated role in early bilaterian body plan organization.
Andreas C. Fröbius, David B. Mark Welch, Holger Herlyn   +2 more
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An Integrated Assessment of European Soil Health and Restoration Potential

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Soils host a significant proportion of biodiversity on Earth providing ecosystem functions vital to human well‐being, making it imperative to include them and their ecological features when addressing sustainability goals. We performed a comprehensive assessment of soil health across Europe by explicitly integrating biotic and abiotic ...
Irene Calderón‐Sanou, Cristiano Ballabio, Claudia Breitkreuz, Nico Eisenhauer, Arwyn Jones, Julia Köninger, Kirsten Küsel, Alberto Orgiazzi, Panos Panagos, Thomas Reitz, Sara Si‐Moussi, Bala Singavarapu, Carlos A. Guerra   +12 more
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Investigation of Potential Effects of Ibuprofen on the Storage Cells and Anhydrobiosis Capacity of the Tardigrade Paramacrobiotus experimentalis

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The surge in pharmaceutical consumption, particularly non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, has raised concerns about their presence in aquatic ecosystems.
Aleksandra Miernik, Filip Wieczorkiewicz, Sebastian Student, Izabela Poprawa   +3 more
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Toxicity and Immunogenicity of a Tardigrade Cytosolic Abundant Heat Soluble Protein in Mice

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Tardigrades are microscopic animals well-known for their stress tolerance, including the ability to survive desiccation. This survival requires cytosolic abundant heat soluble (CAHS) proteins.
Harrison J. Esterly, Harrison J. Esterly, Candice J. Crilly, Samantha Piszkiewicz, Dane J. Shovlin, Gary J. Pielak, Gary J. Pielak, Gary J. Pielak, Gary J. Pielak, Brooke E. Christian   +9 more
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From niche theory to demographic realities: the demographic niche concept for understanding range‐wide population dynamics

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 5, May 2026.
The ecological niche concept is fundamental to understanding species distributions but often overlooks the demographic processes shaping said distributions. Conversely, demographic theory has traditionally neglected how vital rates vary and covary across environments, limiting our understanding of population dynamics across species' ranges.
Sean E. H. Pang, Erola Fenollosa, Cory Merow, Antoine Guisan, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Roberto Salguero‐ Gómez   +5 more
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Assessment of Preservation and Extraction Methods for Environmental DNA in Sediments

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 3, May–June 2026.
We assessed how different preservation methods (freezing, room temperature, silica gel, Longmire buffer) affect eDNA metabarcoding results for bacterial, fungal, microeukaryotic, and metazoan communities in marine and freshwater sediments. Results demonstrate taxonomic‐ and habitat‐specific responses to preservation methods, providing evidence‐based ...
Alessia Guerrieri, Camille Sessegolo, Héloïse Archambeau, Marie Pierron, Thomas Merzi, Eva Bellemain, Aurélie Bonin   +6 more
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