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Biomimetic Self‐Reconfigurable Soft Gripper for Cross‐Scale, Multi‐Particle, and High‐Load Multifunctional Manipulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A fully soft, self‐reconfigurable gripper inspired by rapeseed flowers is monolithically 3D‐printed and electronics‐free, switching between diagonal and parallel finger arrangements. Establishing a self‐reconfigurable grasping paradigm, the gripper enables diverse manipulation tasks, including rotating bulbs, picking fruits, grasping cross‐scale ...
Qiping Xu, Bin Wang, Jinxin Chen, Zhengqiang Guo, Baisong Yang, Chaoqian Chen, Jiancheng Cai, Chee‐Meng Chew, Shiju E   +8 more
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Preliminary trial findings from Harvest Share: a cost-offset community supported agriculture model to improve diet in New York City

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Background Community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs are an evidence-based approach to increase fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake while also strengthening the local farming economy and social bonds.
Madison N. LeCroy, Luisa Cardenas, Sze Wan Celine Chan, Maya Scherer, Brett Dolotina, Dalila Victoria Lanza, Rhyden Dowd, Michelle Hughes, Steve Mei, Kathleen Barth, Mayssa Gregoire, Ana I. Rodriguez Gil, Marisa DeDominicis, Maria Acevedo, Alina Rodriguez, Lorena Kourousias, Mary Cheng, Mitchel Wu, Jairo Guzman, Hayley M. Belli, R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez, Lan N. Đoàn, Stella S. Yi   +22 more
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Pick-and-eat space crop production flight testing on the International Space Station

Journal of Plant Interactions
Fresh, nutritious, palatable produce for crew consumption on long-duration spaceflight missions may provide health-promoting, bioavailable nutrients and enhance the dietary experience.
Jess M. Bunchek, Mary E. Hummerick, LaShelle E. Spencer, Matthew W. Romeyn, Millennia Young, Robert C. Morrow, Cary A. Mitchell, Grace L. Douglas, Raymond M. Wheeler, Gioia D. Massa   +9 more
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Single‐cell Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Gene Regulatory Networks and Key Genes in the Root Epidermis and Cortical Cells Associated with Early Nodulation in Glycine Max

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Single‐cell transcriptomics of soybean roots soon after rhizobial inoculation reveals epidermal and cortical cell‐specific programs and gene‐regulatory networks acting in symbiosis establishment. We identify an ethylene‐driven regulatory circuit involving WRKY6.3/6.4 transcription factors targeting select Nod19 genes that promotes infection‐thread ...
Yongbin Zhuang, Yu Geng, Xinyu Guo, Chen Wang, Yongjing Sun, Luqi Liu, Li Liu, QianQian Gao, XinFang Zhu, Hongxiang Cao, Gengshuo Zhang, Yunxia Liu, Guobin Zhang, Baoyin Chen, Jinfei Zhang, Xin Hou, Xiaoming Li, Dajian Zhang   +17 more
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Bio‐Based Polyurethanes for Sustainable and Multifunctional Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Bio‐based polyurethanes prepared from vegetable oils, lignin, and polysaccharides have attracted increasing interest as alternatives to fossil‐derived polyurethanes. This review summarizes recent progress in their chemistry, structural engineering, and advanced applications, highlighting the roles of feedstocks, chain‐segment design, dynamic covalent ...
Xin Li, Henghui Deng, Shiwei Yu, Jiawei Huang, Zehong Chen, Dawei Zhao, Chaoqun Zhang   +6 more
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The Landscape of Long Non‐Coding RNAs Provides Insights Into the Domestication and Improvement of Pear Fruit

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that long non‐coding RNAs represent important regulatory components underlying pear domestication and improvement. Integrative multi‐omics analyses identify selected lncRNAs associated with fruit traits, while functional validation uncovers a lignin‐related lncRNA, lncRNA‐pys, that promotes lignin accumulation.
Bobo Song, Peilin Han, Jiaming Li, Xiaolong Li, Xiang Zhang, Jing Fan, Dongliang Liu, Jianfa Cai, Lingchao Zhang, Jun Wu   +9 more
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Assessment of Skin Carotenoids among School Children

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: This study aimed to assess skin carotenoid measurement among children in the Hill region of Nepal. Methods: School children between 3 to 7 years old from six schools were enrolled in the study. Skin carotenoid levels were assessed using the
Raba Thapa, Sanduk Ruit, Paul S Bernstein   +2 more
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Understanding the Frying Process of Plant-Based Foods Pretreated with Pulsed Electric Fields Using Frying Models

Foods, 2020
Deep-fried foods (e.g., French fries, potato/veggie crisps) are popular among consumers. Recently, there has been an increased interest in the application of Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) technology as a pretreatment of plant-based foods prior to deep ...
Zihan Xu, Sze Ying Leong, Mohammed Farid, Patrick Silcock, Phil Bremer, Indrawati Oey   +5 more
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Conditionally Significant eQTL and TWAS Analyses Identify MsRD26 as a Major Candidate Positive Regulator of Salt Tolerance in Medicago sativa L

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Salt stress significantly impacts plant growth. Through population transcriptome, eQTL and TWAS analyses, we identified several candidate genes potentially associated with salt stress response. Functional assays suggested that some of these genes may contribute to salt tolerance.
Lin Chen, Yuqi Zhang, Xinyue Ma, Jinpeng Bi, Fei He, Li Zhao, Haiyue Lei, Zhengqin Xiao, Xue Wang, Tiejun Zhang, Ruicai Long, Junmei Kang, Qingchuan Yang   +12 more
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Dual‐line Genome‐scale CRISPR Screening Enables Robust Target Gene Discovery

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A species‐optimized CRISPR platform integrates efficient piggyBac delivery, genome‐scale sgRNA libraries, and parallel screening in two independently engineered Bactrocera dorsalis Cas9 cell lines. Cross‐line consensus analysis filters line‐specific effects, enriches candidates with reproducible in vivo phenotypes, and reveals conserved, species ...
Ziniu Li, Jiao Qiao, Qiuyuan Zhang, Peipei Liu, Chenjun Zheng, Qi Zhou, Mengqi Ji, Zhihui Zhu, Xiaoxue Li, Hongyu Zhang   +9 more
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