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New research with contributions from @michiganstateu's Dr. @BeaudrotLydia, reveals that even protected areas like national parks are losing mammal species due to human impact.
Read the full story: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/p…
ALT text: working to save endangered mammals
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Do #plants with larger genomes grow faster under nutrient enrichment? Data from 27 nutrient addition experiments suggest that #GenomeSize improves predictions of species’ success in #grassland communities @Jotosynthesis @E_HerschGreen &co #PLOSBiology plos.io/4fi5dwS
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Screen for novel kinase regulators by @Montse_Llanses @ERainero_lab &co shows that the α2β1 integrin/p38 signaling axis is needed for internalization of #integrin-bound #ECM, modulating cell migration & invasion in diverse #cancer cells #PLOSBiology plos.io/4gzKTbp
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Big news! 🎉 My first PhD chapter has been published in @PLOSBiology, and it just made the cover! 🐦🌍Perfect time to dive into the key findings from our global study on sexual selection in birds. 🧵👇
📖 Read the paper: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio…
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Screen for novel kinase regulators by @Montse_Llanses @ERainero_lab &co shows that the α2β1 integrin/p38 signaling axis is needed for internalization of #integrin-bound #ECM, modulating cell migration & invasion in diverse #cancer cells #PLOSBiology plos.io/4gzKTbp
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Do #plants with larger genomes grow faster under nutrient enrichment? Data from 27 nutrient addition experiments suggest that #GenomeSize improves predictions of species’ success in #grassland communities @Jotosynthesis @E_HerschGreen &co #PLOSBiology plos.io/4fi5dwS
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A new @PLOSBiology study links copy number variants in Anopheles arabiensis to resistance against 2 key insecticides, pirimiphos-methyl and deltamethrin.
Explore the findings from the analysis of mosquito genomes available through the Vector Observatory
journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…
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Do #plants with larger genomes grow faster under nutrient enrichment? Data from 27 nutrient addition experiments suggest that #GenomeSize improves predictions of species’ success in #grassland communities @Jotosynthesis @E_HerschGreen &co #PLOSBiology plos.io/4fi5dwS
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Screen for novel kinase regulators by @Montse_Llanses @ERainero_lab &co shows that the α2β1 integrin/p38 signaling axis is needed for internalization of #integrin-bound #ECM, modulating cell migration & invasion in diverse #cancer cells #PLOSBiology plos.io/4gzKTbp
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Ever wondered how #Christmas tree meringues can help #educate the public about science? No? Well Vinatier et al have: Find out in this Community Page how they educated the public on the importance of scientific #reproducibility with these festive treats!🎄 plos.io/49z4ZQy
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Ever wondered how #Christmas tree meringues can help #educate the public about science? No? Well Vinatier et al have: Find out in this Community Page how they educated the public on the importance of scientific #reproducibility with these festive treats!🎄 plos.io/49z4ZQy
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Ever wondered how #Christmas tree meringues can help #educate the public about science? No? Well Vinatier et al have: Find out in this Community Page how they educated the public on the importance of scientific #reproducibility with these festive treats!🎄
plos.io/49z4ZQy
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Did you know that apes and human adults have similar eye movement patterns when tracking activities? Researchers at @UniNeuchatel (Switzerland) suggest that apes may understand cause-and-effect similarly to humans. @PLOSBiology: bit.ly/49hFnaW
ALT A chimpanzee watching a video of an agent (left) brushing the hair of a patient (right). Red circles indicate her gaze fixations, and red lines indicate attentional switching between agent and patient.
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This Primer explores a new #PLOSBiology study revealing the role of the mRNA-surveillance mechanism of no-go decay (NGD) in regulating gene expression during embryonic development in #zebrafish. Primer: plos.io/4frsf4B Paper: plos.io/4g4RESq
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Developmental outcomes need to be robust to environmental perturbations. @goehring_lab shows that in #Celegans zygotes, PAR-dependent asymmetric #CellDivision is resistant to variations in local protein concentration & symmetry-breaking cues #PLOSBiology plos.io/3VuNjzG
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Thank you @NatureInd & @sahanaghosh8 for covering our recent work! Many thanks to @India_Alliance & @unescorcb for funding!
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This Primer explores a new #PLOSBiology study revealing the role of the mRNA-surveillance mechanism of no-go decay (NGD) in regulating gene expression during embryonic development in #zebrafish. Primer: plos.io/4frsf4B Paper: plos.io/4g4RESq
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