CHESTER, England, Jan. 30 -- Acta Crystallographica Section F, a structural biology communications peer-reviewed journal from the International Union of Crystallography, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2025 edition (Vol. 81, Part 2): Research Communications * Crystallographic analysis of the Escherichia coli tRNA seleno-modification enzyme in complex with tRNA * Serendipitous high-resolution structure of Escherichia coli carbonic anhydrase 2 * Structural i more PR

OXFORD, England, Jan. 24 -- AoB Plants, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features plant biology and ecology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 6): * Cross-continental comparison of plant reproductive phenology shows high intraspecific variation in temperature sensitivity * Global mRNA profiling reveals the effect of boron as a crop protection tool against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum * Some unique anatomical scaling relationships  more PR

LEESBURG, Virginia, Feb. 1 -- Bioinformatics, a peer-reviewed journal from the International Society for Computational Biology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 41, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Original Paper - Genome analysis * SCARAP: scalable cross-species comparative genomics of prokaryotes * CrossIsoFun: predicting isoform functions using the integration of multi-omics data * End-to-end simulation of nanopore se more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 24 -- Biological Reviews, a journal that says it covers biological sciences from the Cambridge Philosophical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2025 edition (Vol. 100, Issue 1): * A global assessment of large terrestrial carnivore kill rates * A meta-analysis on alternative mating tactics: when the main and the alternative yield similar reproductive success * A synthetic review: natural history of amniote reproductive modes in more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Cell Death and Differentiation, a peer-reviewed journal that says it devotes itself to scientific excellence in the field of cell biology, molecular biology and biochemistry of cell death and disease, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 32, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * (B)On(e)-cohistones and the epigenetic alterations at the root of bone cancer * Bridging tissue repair and epithelial carcinog more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Cell Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features life sciences related to molecular and cell biology, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2025 edition (Vol. 35, Issue 2). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlight * Neurotensin signaling in fat modulates food intake * Intrathymic alloantigen expression--the Holy Grail or reinventing the wheel? * Knowing when to stop: MICL self-regulates neutrophil NETosi more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Cell Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features life sciences related to molecular and cell biology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 35, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlight * Tau(t)ing glucocorticoid binding * Deciphering the role of immune system in the obesity-cancer relationship * Immunity hubs orchestrating antiviral defense Review Article * Modern biology of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Chemical Reviews, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, theoretical and biological chemistry from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 22, 2025, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 2): * Core-Shell Magnetic Particles: Tailored Synthesis and Applications * Engineering Phages to Fight Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria * Genetic Code Expansion: Recent Developments and Emerging Applica more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- The European Journal of Human Genetics, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Society of Human Genetics that focuses on human genetics and genomics, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 33, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review Article * Genetic testing for monogenic forms of motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in unaffected family members Article * Uncovering recessive alleles more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers all fields of biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 15, 2025, edition (Vol. 39, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Genome-wide transcriptome differences associated with perceived discrimination in an urban, community-dwelling middle-aged cohort The Feb. 15, 2025, edition of the Federation of America more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The Journal of Economic Entomology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features sections on apiculture and social insects, insecticides, biological control, household and structural insects, crop protection, forest entomology from the Entomological Society of America, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 117, Issue 6). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * APICULTURE & SOCIAL INSECTS * Do diet and Fumagillin more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features research on protists, including lower algae and fungi from the International Society of Protistologists, published research articles on the following topics in its January/February 2025 edition (Vol. 72, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * ORIGINAL ARTICLE * Ultrastructure of Olkasia polycarbonata (Euglenozoa, Euglenida) demonstrates cytoskeletal innovations asso more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- The Journal of Phytopathology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features plant diseases induced by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes, published research articles on the following topics in its January/February 2025 edition (Vol. 173, Issue 1): NEW DISEASE REPORT * Pseudomonas viridiflava Causing Leaf Spot of Common Mallow in Iran * First Report of Pallidophorina paarla Causing Branch Cankers of Peach in Mexico * Pathogenicity of Curvularia genicul more PR

BEIJING, China, Jan. 29 -- Journal of Plant Ecology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features issues in the field of plants and their interactions with biotic and abiotic environment from the Botanical Society of China and Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 17, Issue 6). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Prevalence and underlying mechanisms of phylosymbiosis in land plant more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 28 -- The Journal of Vegetation Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features plant community ecology from the International Association for Vegetation Science, published research articles on the following topics in its January/February 2025 edition (Vol. 36, Issue 1): * An Exploration of Plant Biomass-Species Richness Relationships in Three Subalpine Grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau * Prediction of coastal barren plant species richness and functional  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 31 -- The Lichenologist, a scientific, peer-reviewed journal that says it features the study of lichens and lichen symbionts including phylogenetics, molecular biology, ultrastructure, anatomy and morphology, secondary chemistry, effects of pollutants and use as bioindicators and biogeography, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 56, Issue 6): Review Article * Red Listing lichenized fungi: best practices and future pros more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- mBio, a peer-reviewed journal that says it offers streamlined review in microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 16, No. 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Minireview * Underappreciated layers of antibody-mediated immune synapse architecture and dynamics Research Articles * Interaction of the Wolbachia surface protein with a novel pro-viral protein from Aedes more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 29 -- Methods and Protocols, a peer-reviewed scientific journal that says it provides an advanced forum for the publication of novel approaches to tackle questions in the fields of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2025 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 1): Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - Comparison of Commercially Available Thermostable DNA Polymerases with Reverse Transcripta more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Microbiology Spectrum, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Society for Microbiology that says it (description), published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 13, No. 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * A MALDI-TOF MS-based multiple detection panel of drug resistance-associated multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Candida tropicalis * A metabologenomics approach reveals the unexplored biosynthetic potential o more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 29 -- Molbank, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it comprises a collection of one-compound-per-paper short notes on synthetic compounds and natural products, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 2024, Issue 4). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * An Inverted-Sandwich Dichromium(I) Complex Stabilized by Guanidinate Ligands * Fluorination Homologation of Biorenewable Synthon Cyrene * Synthesis and Cha more PR

OXFORD, England, Jan. 28 -- NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on genomics and bioinformatics data analysis, including novel biological findings related to proteomics, transcriptomics and epigenetics, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 6, Issue 4): * A general kernel machine regression framework using principal component analysis for jointly testing main and interaction effects: Applications to human  more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 -- Nature Ecology and Evolution, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features ecological and evolutionary biology, encompassing approaches at the molecular, organismal, population, community and ecosystem levels, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Year in Review * Lasting effects of losing large carnivores * Dispersal under climate change * Nitrogen-fixing organe more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Nature Genetics, a peer-reviewed journal that encompasses genetic and functional genomic studies on human and plant traits and on other model organisms, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 57, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlights * Mutations in healthy breast tissue * Brain metastasis prediction * Nucleotide-resolution DNA foundation models of prokaryotic genomes * Behavioral insi more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 -- Nature Metabolism, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers understanding of metabolic and homeostatic processes in a cellular or broader physiological context, from fundamental cell biology to basic biomedical and translational research, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Briefings * Early prediction of healthy ageing and age-related diseases using b more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Nature Microbiology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features bacterial, viral, archaeal or eukaryotic in nature, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 10, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Briefings * Potato crop performance is predicted by tuber microbiome * Dietary exclusion of major food groups shapes the gut microbiome and may influence health * How microbial growth adapts to tempe more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 -- Nature Plants, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features plants from their evolution, development, metabolism and environmental interactions, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlights * How villin subclasses coordinate actin remodelling * Hidden histories in structure variations Research Briefings * Understanding the genomic basis to empower  more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the study of the macromolecules, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2025 edition (Vol. 26, Issue 2). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlights * Proteins that assemble co-translationally lean on their partner for stability Reviews * Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors * Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial dynamics * Th more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the study of the macromolecules, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 26, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlights * Exploiting cell cycle-dependent dephosphorylation for mitosis-specific protein recruitment * Connecting cells through TNT * Fat cells have long-lasting (epigenetic) memory * Condensates  more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on functional and mechanistic understanding of how molecular components in a biological process work together, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 32, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlights * Balancing reproductive pursuit and visual danger Research Briefings * Intronic variant increases Parkinson d more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 29 -- Phytotaxa, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on botanical taxonomy, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 23, 2025, edition (Vol. 682, No. 3): * A new section in Asian Thismia (Thismiaceae), T. sect. Mirabiles, and its checklist * A new species of Ferulago (Apiaceae) from Turkiye * Agarista hispidula var. tomentosa (Ericaceae), a new variety from Minas Gerais, Brazil * Aschistanthera phucanhensis (Melastomataceae, Soneril more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 29 -- Phytotaxa, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on botanical taxonomy, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 29, 2025, edition (Vol. 683, No. 1): * A new species of Habenaria (Orchideae, Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae) from the Amazon and Orinoco regions of Colombia and Venezuela * A new species of Hohenbuehelia in Nakhon Phanom, northeastern Thailand * A new species of Mollia (Malvaceae, Grewioideae) from the Brazilian Amazon wit more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 29 -- Phytotaxa, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on botanical taxonomy, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 30, 2025, edition (Vol. 683, No. 2): * A new species of Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) from the campos rupestres of northern Minas Gerais, Brazil * Cudonia mongolica sp. nov. (Cudoniaceae, Rhytismatales) from Mongolia * Cymbella erhaiensis sp. nov., a new cymbelloid diatom species (Cymbellales, Bacillariophyta) from Yunnan Pr more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 30 -- Seed Science Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it emphasizes the physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and ecology of seeds from the International Society for Seed Science, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 34, Issue 2): Review Paper * Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism Research Paper * Interactions between seed functional traits more PR