Jean Painlevé : de la science à la fiction scientifique by Florence Riou

“…Nous nous proposons ici, par une approche issue de l'histoire des techniques, d'interroger la construction des images liées à la pratique de biologiste. La mise en formes de ces images est tout à la fois le reflet de l'expérimentateur, de l'instrument, et celui de la connaissance de l'époque. …”
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Aerodynamic and Inertial Loading Effects of Insect-Inspired Appendages in Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Titilayo Ogunwa, Javaan Chahl

“…Insects enhance aerodynamic flight control using the dynamic movement of their appendages, aiding in balance, stability, and manoeuvrability. Although biologists have observed these behaviours, the phenomena have not been expressed in a unified mathematical flight dynamics framework. …”
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Fitness landscapes of human microsatellites. by Ryan J Haasl, Bret A Payseur

“…By examining patterns of sequence variation among individuals, biologists are identifying genes and variants that affect fitness. …”
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Poznawanie prawdy i zdolność przewidywania w naukach przyrodniczych by Irena Grochowska

“…Representatives of natural sciences (biologists, physicists, chemists) are scientists who deal with the part of knowledge regarding aspects of natural reality. …”
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RatDEGdb: a knowledge base of differentially expressed genes in the rat as a model object in biomedical research by I. V. Chadaeva, S. V. Filonov, K. A. Zolotareva, B. M. Khandaev, N. I. Ershov, N. L. Podkolodnyy, R. V. Kozhemyakina, D. A. Rasskazov, A. G. Bogomolov, E. Yu. Kondratyuk, N. V. Klimova, S. G. Shikhevich, M. A.  Ryazanova, L. A. Fedoseeva, О. Е. Redina, О. S. Kozhevnikova, N. A. Stefanova, N. G. Kolosova, A. L. Markel, M. P. Ponomarenko, Yu. D. Oshchepkov

“…RatDEGdb may be interesting first of all to human geneticists, molecular biologists, clinical physicians, genetic advisors as well as experts in biopharmaceutics, bioinformatics and personalized genomics. …”
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Advancing Alzheimer's Therapy: Computational strategies and treatment innovations by Jibon Kumar Paul, Abbeha Malik, Mahir Azmal, Tooba Gulzar, Muhammad Talal Rahim Afghan, Omar Faruk Talukder, Samar Shahzadi, Ajit Ghosh

“…Collaborative efforts between computational biologists, pharmacologists, and clinicians are essential to translate computational insights into clinically actionable interventions, ultimately improving patient outcomes and addressing the unmet medical needs of individuals affected by AD. …”
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CompàreGenome: a command-line tool for genomic diversity estimation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes by Gabriele Moro, Rossano Atzeni, Ali Al-Subhi, Maria Giovanna Marche

“…Conclusion CompàreGenome empowers users to explore genomic differences among organisms, translating technical outputs from various tools into actionable insights for biologists. While primarily tested on small microbial genomes, the tool has potential applications for larger genomes. …”
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The relationship between perception and landscape characteristics of recreational places with human mental well-being by Janina Vanhöfen, Talia Härtel, Giovanna Reichert, Christoph Randler

“…In a second survey, 49 participants were shown images of the areas to assess whether they perceived them in the same way as people on-site did. Biologists then evaluated the areas through bird and biotope surveys, also assessing various other landscape characteristics of the study areas. …”
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Are tropical oceanic islands overlooked? Knowledge gaps regarding the vulnerability of amphibians to global anthropogenic threats by Renoir J. Auguste, Amy E. Deacon, Mark F. Hulme

“…We discuss potential reasons for these knowledge gaps and recommend ways to address them, such as more equitable distribution of resources and provision of training and research opportunities for island-based biologists.…”
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Extrinsic mortality and senescence: a guide for the perplexed by de Vries, Charlotte, Galipaud, Matthias, Kokko, Hanna

“…Reading the literature creates an impression that mathematically oriented biologists cannot agree on the validity of George Williams' prediction (who claimed 'yes'). …”
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Sprawl Angle in Simplified Models of Vertical Climbing: Implications for Robots and Roaches by Goran A. Lynch, Lawrence Rome, Daniel E. Koditschek

“…They offer a cautionary instance against mere copying of biology by engineers or rote study of physical models by biologists through this reminder of how even simple questions addressed by simple models can yield nuanced answers that only begin to hint at the complexity of biological designs and behaviors.…”
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Detecting and quantifying deep sea benthic life using advanced object detection by Karthik H. Iyer, Camilla M. Marnor, Daniel W. Schmid, Ebbe H. Hartz

“…While the model is not intended to replace the expertise of experienced biologists, it provides a valuable tool for accelerating data analysis and increasing efficiency. …”
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Natural Cyclic Peptides: Synthetic Strategies and Biomedical Applications by Devan Buchanan, Shogo Mori, Ahmed Chadli, Siva S. Panda

“…Emerging trends, including integrating computational tools for rational design, novel cyclization techniques to improve pharmacokinetic profiles, and interdisciplinary collaboration among chemists, biologists, and computational scientists, promise to expand the scope of cyclic peptide-based therapeutics. …”
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Orthologous marker groups reveal broad cell identity conservation across plant single-cell transcriptomes by Tran N. Chau, Prakash Raj Timilsena, Sai Pavan Bathala, Sanchari Kundu, Bastiaan O. R. Bargmann, Song Li

“…To facilitate the use of this method by the broad research community, we launch a user-friendly web-based tool called the OMG browser, which simplifies the process of cell-type identification in plant datasets for biologists.…”
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Cryptic species and hybridisation in corals: challenges and opportunities for conservation and restoration by Riginos, Cynthia, Popovic, Iva, Meziere, Zoe, Garcia, Vhon, Byrne, Ilha, Howitt, Samantha M., Ishida, Hisatake, Bairos-Novak, Kevin, Humanes, Adriana, Scharfenstein, Hugo, Richards, Thomas, Briggs, Ethan, Clark, Vanessa, Lei, Chuan, Khan, Mariam, Prata, Katharine E.

“…In addition, cryptic coral taxa present an untapped resource for studying speciation which could provide rich opportunities for collaboration among coral and speciation biologists and fill key knowledge gaps relevant to conservation and restoration.…”
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Design and implementation of an asynchronous online course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in computational genomics. by Seema B Plaisier, Danielle O Alarid, Joelle A Denning, Sara E Brownell, Kenneth H Buetow, Katelyn M Cooper, Melissa A Wilson

“…As genomics technologies advance, there is a growing demand for computational biologists trained for genomics analysis but instructors face significant hurdles in providing formal training in computer programming, statistics, and genomics to biology students. …”
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Preface by Susanne Ditlevsen, Petr Lansky

“…The diversity of disciplines engaged in theseinvestigations is remarkable: biologists, mathematicians, physicists,psychologists, computer scientists, and statisticians, all haveoriginal tools and ideas by which to try to elucidate the underlyingmechanisms.In this issue, emphasis is put on mathematical modeling of singleneurons. …”
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Barbara Kingsolver’s. Homeland and Other Stories about Another America by Bénédicte Meillon

“…Ses origines Cherokee, son enfance en milieu rural et sa formation initiale en temps que biologiste spécialisée dans l’écologie se mêlent chez cet auteur à une sensibilité poétique exacerbée, et par ailleurs fort imprégnée des sublimes paysages de l’Arizona où elle a longtemps résidé. …”
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The Venus score for the assessment of the quality and trustworthiness of biomedical datasets by Davide Chicco, Alessandro Fabris, Giuseppe Jurman

“…Abstract Biomedical datasets are the mainstays of computational biology and health informatics projects, and can be found on multiple data platforms online or obtained from wet-lab biologists and physicians. The quality and the trustworthiness of these datasets, however, can sometimes be poor, producing bad results in turn, which can harm patients and data subjects. …”
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RNA sequence analysis landscape: A comprehensive review of task types, databases, datasets, word embedding methods, and language models by Muhammad Nabeel Asim, Muhammad Ali Ibrahim, Tayyaba Asif, Andreas Dengel

“…To enable large-scale RNA sequence analysis, empowerment of wet-lab experimental methods with Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications necessitates scientists to have a comprehensive knowledge of both DNA and AI fields. While molecular biologists encounter challenges in understanding AI methods, computer scientists often lack basic foundations of RNA sequence analysis tasks. …”
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