Article
Plant Sciences
Girme Aoudumbar Ramesh, Deepu Mathew, K. Joseph John, V Ravisankar
Summary: This study utilized DNA barcoding to identify seven species of Momordica and determine their relationships. Analysis of matK gene sequences resulted in distinct barcodes that could differentiate the species. The study also confirmed M. cymbalaria as a member of the Momordica genus.
HORTICULTURAL PLANT JOURNAL
(2022)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Loic Yengo
Summary: An increased number of damaging variations in certain genes is linked to a higher chance of male infertility. A geneticist and an anthropologist discuss the implications and limitations of this finding.
Article
Geography, Physical
A. M. Jukar, S. K. Lyons, P. J. Wagner, M. D. Uhen
Summary: Research shows that a low magnitude extinction event of large mammals occurred in the Indian Subcontinent approximately 30,000 years after the arrival of Homo sapiens. The co-evolution hypothesis between humans and animals, as well as robust population networks and climatic refugia, are suggested to have played a significant role in the survival of megafauna in this region.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Stefano Papazian, Lisa A. D'Agostino, Ioannis Sadiktsis, Jean Froment, Benilde Bonnefille, Kalliroi Sdougkou, Hongyu Xie, Ioannis Athanassiadis, Krishnakant Budhavant, Sanjeev Dasari, August Andersson, Orjan Gustafsson, Jonathan W. Martin
Summary: A combination of high-resolution mass spectrometry and computational molecular characterization techniques can structurally annotate up to 17% of organic compounds in highly polluted air sampled in the Maldives, providing insights into the sources and impacts of polluted air at the molecular level.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gokberk Alagoz, Barbara Molz, Else Eising, Dick Schijven, Clyde Francks, Jason L. Stein, Simon E. Fisher
Summary: This study investigates how genetic factors contribute to altered brain anatomy and connectivity during human evolution by analyzing neuroimaging and genetic data, and integrating with genomic annotations for different aspects of human evolution. The findings reveal the relationship between genetic variants and cortical surface area, white-matter connectivity, and specific brain regions involved in language, memory, and socioemotional processing. The study also identifies regulatory elements and genes implicated in neurogenesis that contribute to neuroanatomical variation. Additionally, the study uncovers the impact of Neanderthal ancestry on white-matter connectivity. Overall, these findings shed light on the complexities of our evolutionary past.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Biology
Jessica M. Storer, Jerilyn A. Walker, Morgan A. Brown, Mark A. Batzer
Summary: This study investigated the relationships among small monkeys living in the Americas using DNA sequence alignments. The results confirmed the close relationship between squirrel monkeys and capuchins, but the placement of owl monkeys with respect to marmosets remains unresolved. This study has important implications for research and conservation strategies for America's monkeys.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Omme K. Nayna, Vedula V. S. S. Sarma, Most Shirina Begum, Jens Hartmann, Sanjeev Kumar, Shafi M. Tareq, Ji-Hyung Park
Summary: Anthropogenic perturbations increase uncertainties in estimating CO2 emissions from large rivers in the Indian subcontinent. This study provides an improved estimate of the total CO2 emissions by measuring the partial pressure of CO2 in major rivers and finds that water pollution strongly influences CO2 emissions, especially in highly polluted urban tributaries. The revised estimates highlight the importance of Indian subcontinental rivers in constraining global inland water CO2 emissions under increasing anthropogenic pressures.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eucharist Kun, Vagheesh M. Narasimhan
Summary: Scientists have mapped the regions of the human genome that rapidly evolved after the divergence of humans and chimpanzees. These regions contain unique genomic elements linked to neurodevelopment and disease.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kapil Dev Sindhu, G. S. Bhat
Summary: This study investigated the characteristics of storms in different seasons at Lucknow, Patna, Bhopal, and Nagpur in India using radar reflectivity factor. The results showed that storms exhibit seasonal differences at different locations, with Lucknow having similar characteristics in 87% confidence interval. Additionally, vertical radar reflectivity profiles of storms varied at different life phases, with differences in the vertical gradient observed between pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julien Pontis, Cyril Pulver, Christopher J. Playfoot, Evarist Planet, Delphine Grun, Sandra Offner, Julien Duc, Andrea Manfrin, Matthias P. Lutolf, Didier Trono
Summary: The human genome contains over 4.5 million inserts derived from transposable elements (TEs) as a result of recurrent waves of invasion and internal propagation. Recent research shows that evolutionarily recent TE subfamilies play a role in regulating later stages of human embryonic development, specifically influencing the expression of genes involved in gastrulation and early organogenesis.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
M. Sharifdini, O. M. Amin, R. A. Heckmann
Summary: The study provided molecular support for the validity of the morphological description of Acanthosentis kashmirensis and characterized its molecular identity and phylogenetic relationships. The ITS-rDNA sequences of Quadrigyridae family members are more variable than 18S rDNA, which can be useful for biodiversity assessment. More sequence data from additional species will be needed to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships within this group of acanthocephalans.
ACTA PARASITOLOGICA
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Brian House, Kevin T. Pickering, Richard Norris
Summary: Researchers find that the expansion of grasslands on the Indian subcontinent during the late Miocene to earliest Pleistocene occurred in two phases, coinciding with the intensification of the Indian Ocean and East Asian monsoons and the expansion of Northern Hemisphere glaciation.
GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Aurup Ratan Dhar, Azusa Oita, Kazuyo Matsubae
Summary: Loss of reactive nitrogen in the agro-food system causes environmental degradation and health risks. This study evaluates the food nitrogen footprint of the Indian Subcontinent (ISC) and proposes reduction scenarios. Results show that improving crop cultivation's nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and altering diets can reduce the nitrogen footprint.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Colline Poirier, Suliann Ben Hamed, Pamela Garcia-Saldivar, Sze Chai Kwok, Adrien Meguerditchian, Hugo Merchant, Jeffrey Rogers, Sara Wells, Andrew S. Fox
Summary: Sharing and pooling large amounts of non-human primate neuroimaging data provides new opportunities to understand the primate brain. The potential of big data in non-human primate neuroimaging can be greatly enhanced by combining these data with other types of information, such as behavioral, genetic, physiological, and phylogenetic data.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Elizabeth Lee, Peiyong Guan, Abner Herbert Lim, Jui Wan Loh, Grace Fangmin Tan, Tracy Loh, Dave Yong Xiang Ng, Jing Yi Lee, Shane Goh, Wei Liu, Cedric Chuan-Young Ng, Bin Tean Teh, Jason Yongsheng Chan
Summary: This study provides the initial molecular description of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (sRCC) arising in the setting of Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Common pro-oncogenic signals are observed between ADPKD and sRCC, shedding light on their shared pathobiology.
MOLECULAR GENETICS & GENOMIC MEDICINE
(2022)