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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Senka Baskiera, Lumir Gvozdik
Summary: Through studying the repeatability and heritability of resting metabolic rate (RMR) in alpine newts, it was found that individual RMR is repeatable over different time periods, but there is no resemblance between parent and offspring RMR, instead showing similarity among offspring within families. The inconclusive narrow-sense heritability suggests the contribution of non-additive genetic factors to total phenotypic variance in this trait.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
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Cell Biology
Olatunde Omotoso, Vadim N. Gladyshev, Xuming Zhou
Summary: Evidence suggests that long-lived animals achieve longevity through adaptive genetic changes that modify physiological functions. The longevity effects generated by adaptive or adaptation-linked mutations/substitutions are nonrandom and favored indirectly by natural selection. These findings highlight the importance of decoding genetic factors of lifespan control.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Christina Bauch, Marie Claire Gatt, Simon Verhulst, Jose Pedro Granadeiro, Paulo Catry
Summary: Mercury contamination is a major concern in the marine environment due to its high toxicity and potential harm to wildlife and human health. This study found that Cory's Shearwaters with higher mercury concentrations had shorter telomeres, particularly in males. The effect of mercury on telomere length was stronger in individuals with longer telomeres. This suggests that mercury contamination may have sublethal effects on aging and health.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Enric Real, Daniel Orol, Albert Bertolero, Jose Manuel Igual, Ana Sanz-Aguilar, Meritxell Genovart, Manuel Hidalgo, Giacomo Tavecchia
Summary: This study evaluates the influence of large-scale climatic indices and local-scale variables on the breeding investment of three seabird species. The results show that both the North Atlantic Oscillation and local-scale variables have a high predictive power for the temporal variability of egg volume.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Renan V. H. de Carvalho, Jonatan Ersching, Alexandru Barbulescu, Alvaro Hobbs, Tiago B. R. Castro, Luka Mesin, Johanne T. Jacobsen, Brooke K. Phillips, Hans -Heinrich Hoffmann, Roham Parsa, Maria Cecilia C. Canesso, Carla R. Nowosad, Allan Feng, Sarah R. Leist, Ralph S. Baric, Emily Yang, P. J. Utz, Gabriel D. Victora
Summary: Long-lasting germinal centers (LLGCs) generated by respiratory virus infection are sustained by continuous replacement of B cell clones, and highly mutated antibodies are enriched in rare founder clones that resist replacement. These LLGCs are maintained by invader B cells that don't bind viral antigens and can produce highly mutated immunoglobulins. This study reveals previously unappreciated aspects of LLGC biology and identifies clonal replacement as a potential constraint on the development of highly mutated antibodies.
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Ecology
Eva-Lotta Blom, Joanna R. Wilson, Charlotta Kvarnemo, M. Clara P. Amorim, Ola Svensson
Summary: This study investigates the effects of altered body condition on acoustic and visual courtship behavior in sand goby males. It was found that females only spawned with males that produced courtship sound, but there were no treatment effects on the occurrence of spawning. Males fed in excess built more well-covered nests compared to food-deprived males. The study suggests that male courtship sounds are crucial in female mate choice, but the information content of the courtship sounds and its relationship with male condition is still unclear.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Florian Orgeret, Martin U. Gruebler, Patrick Scherler, Valentijn S. van Bergen, Urs G. Kormann
Summary: In this study, we tracked red kites from fledging to settlement and found that their habitat selection changed during natal dispersal. During the prospecting phase, individuals had a wide distribution in western Europe and were less responsive to the environment. However, during the settlement phase, they selected a narrower range of environmental gradients and avoided certain areas. These findings highlight the importance of considering different environmental constraints before and after settlement in species conservation strategies.
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Immunology
Takuya Koike, Kentaro Fujii, Kohei Kometani, Noah S. Butler, Kenji Funakoshi, Shinya Yari, Junichi Kikuta, Masaru Ishii, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Wataru Ise
Summary: In this study, the authors employed a time-stamping method to study the decay of plasma cells and their relationship with different cell populations. The results showed that homeostatic plasma cells in the bone marrow and spleen were continuously replenished by newly generated B220(hi)MHC-IIhi populations that differentiated into long-lived plasma cell populations. Both germinal center-independent and germinal center-dependent plasma cells decayed similarly and entered the long-lived plasma cell pool. Compared to a specific subtype of plasma cells, the cells with better adhesion status in the bone marrow niches showed higher survival potential.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Ecology
Andrew M. Allen, Eelke Jongejans, Martijn van de Pol, Bruno J. Ens, Magali Frauendorf, Martijn van der Sluijs, Hans de Kroon
Summary: Understanding the demographic mechanisms, individual variability, and their changes over time is crucial in understanding population decline. Studying the demographics of Eurasian Oystercatchers over the past four decades, it was found that the joint action of several key demographic variables explains the decline. Temporal variation in demographic causes of decline is important for conservation actions.
Review
Cell Biology
Ewa Bomba-Warczak, Jeffrey N. Savas
Summary: Intracellular long-lived proteins provide structural support for cellular homeostasis and function. Mitochondrial long-lived proteins (mt-LLPs) have been discovered in tissues with old postmitotic cells, which contradicts the dynamic nature of mitochondria. These mt-LLPs play a crucial role in maintaining mitochondrial structure.
TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Gerhard van der Horst, Liana Maree
Summary: Indigenous domestic animals have natural resistance to parasites and harsh environments, and their semen characteristics need to be examined for improved livestock production. Initial results show that the sperm quality of indigenous breeds is similar to commercial breeds, and functional tests provide a better estimate of semen quality.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hong-Min Cao, Giulia Migliori, Marcello Giroletti, Sandor Frey, Jun Yang, Krisztina E. Gabanyi, Lang Cui, Tao An, Xiao-Yu Hong, Wen-Da Zhang
Summary: AT2019wey is a transient discovered in December 2019 and classified as a Galactic black hole X-ray binary candidate. Radio observations reveal a fading and flat-spectrum radio source, suggesting the detection of a compact jet. The estimated lower limit of the source distance is 6 kpc.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tereza Kauzalova, Oldrich Tomasek, Ellis Mulder, Simon Verhulst, Tomas Albrecht
Summary: Barn swallows' telomere length shows a negative relationship with sexual ornamentation, indicating a trade-off between the two.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastian Buntin, Irina M. Artemieva, Alireza Malehmir, Hans Thybo, Michal Malinowski, Karin Hoegdahl, Tomasz Janik, Stefan Buske
Summary: The study reveals the presence of lower crustal eclogite in the Paleoproterozoic Fennoscandian Shield, challenging traditional models and impacting the long-term stability of lithosphere evolution and cratonic crust.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Kexin Zhang, Ming Zhao, Da-Wen Sun, Brijesh K. Tiwari
Summary: Reactive species generated during plasma applications were investigated in both aqueous and gas phases using two types of plasma jets with different feeding gases. Optical absorption spectroscopy and wet chemical-based colorimetric methods were applied to determine the reactive species in ambient air and plasma-activated water respectively. Partial least squares regression modelling and selectivity ratio algorithm were used to analyze the correlations and select important spectral wavelengths for these reactive species.
PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Ecology
D. Hoops, J. F. P. Ullmann, A. L. Janke, M. Vidal-Garcia, T. Stait-Gardner, Y. Dwihapsari, T. Merkling, W. S. Price, J. A. Endler, M. J. Whiting, J. S. Keogh
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2017)
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Evolutionary Biology
Thomas Merkling, Shinichi Nakagawa, Malgorzata Lagisz, Lisa E. Schwanz
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2018)
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Ecology
Thomas Merkling, Pierrick Blanchard, Olivier Chastel, Gaetan Glauser, Armelle Vallat-Michel, Scott A. Hatch, Etienne Danchin, Fabrice Helfenstein
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2017)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rebecca C. Young, Jorg Welcker, Christopher P. Barger, Scott A. Hatch, Thomas Merkling, Evgenia V. Kitaiskaia, Mark F. Haussmann, Alexander S. Kitaysky
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Evolutionary Biology
Thomas Merkling, Dani Chandrasoma, Katrina J. Rankin, Martin J. Whiting
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2018)
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Plant Sciences
Annisa Satyanti, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Thomas Merkling, Lydia K. Guja
SEED SCIENCE RESEARCH
(2018)
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Ecology
Thomas Merkling, Scott A. Hatch, Sarah Leclaire, Etienne Danchin, Pierrick Blanchard
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
(2019)
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Biology
Charlotte Defolie, Thomas Merkling, Claudia Fichtel
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maxime Pineaux, Thomas Merkling, Etienne Danchin, Scott Hatch, David Duneau, Pierrick Blanchard, Sarah Leclaire
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Antoine Kimmoun, Koji Takagi, Emmanuel Gall, Shiro Ishihara, Pierre Hammoum, Nathan El Beze, Alexandre Bourgeois, Guillaume Chassard, Hugo Pegorer-Sfes, Etienne Gayat, Alain C. Solal, Alexa Hollinger, Thomas Merkling, Alexandre Mebazaa
Summary: This study analyzed AHF studies with more than 100 patients from 1980 to 2017 and found a declining trend in 30-day all-cause death rates, although mortality and readmission rates remained high. The increase in the use of oral neurohormonal antagonists may be associated with improved survival after AHF episodes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
(2021)
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Transplantation
Sandra Wagner, Thomas Merkling, Marie Metzger, Lise Bankir, Maurice Laville, Luc Frimat, Christian Combe, Christian Jacquelinet, Denis Fouque, Ziad A. Massy, Benedicte Stengel
Summary: In patients with CKD, the relationship between plain water intake and progression to kidney failure appears to be U-shaped. Both low and high intake may not be beneficial in CKD.
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
(2022)
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Behavioral Sciences
Maxime Pineaux, Thomas Merkling, Etienne Danchin, Scott A. Hatch, Sarah Leclaire, Pierrick Blanchard
Summary: This study found that genetically monogamous black-legged kittiwake parents adjust their reproductive strategy based on the sex of their offspring to avoid the costs of suboptimal pairing. Female offspring suffer higher fitness costs from low diversity at immune genes, so parents avoid producing daughters and prefer producing genetically diverse sons.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Sandra Wagner, Thomas Merkling, Nicolas Girerd, Erwan Bozec, Laurie Van den Berghe, Axelle Hoge, Michele Guillaume, Mehmet Kanbay, Celine Cakir-Kiefer, Simon N. Thornton, Jean-Marc Boivin, Ludovic Merckle, Martine Laville, Patrick Rossignol, Julie-Anne Nazare
Summary: This study found that different beverage types had different associations with kidney and cardiometabolic outcomes, despite a good overall score on the Healthy Beverage Index. This suggests that beverages may have an impact on kidney and cardiometabolic health.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Urology & Nephrology
Ziad A. Massy, Thomas Merkling, Sandra Wagner, Nicolas Girerd, Marie Essig, Christoph Wanner, Bengt C. Fellstrom, Patrick Rossignol, Faiez Zannad
Summary: The study revealed that statins have limited treatment efficacy in patients on dialysis with hyperphosphatemia. Higher serum phosphate levels, both at baseline and during treatment, were associated with reduced protective effects of statins on major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause death. This suggests that the presence of hyperphosphatemia may contribute to the resistance of dialysis patients to statins.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
(2022)
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Behavioral Sciences
Marianne Gousy-Leblanc, Thomas Merkling, Shannon Whelan, Anthony J. Gaston, Vicki L. Friesen, Kyle H. Elliott
Summary: This study investigated divorce rates in thick-billed murres and found that the average divorce rate was 9%. Divorce seemed to be triggered by low reproductive success rather than seeking a better partner or nesting site. Divorce also negatively affected initial reproductive success.