NET formation-mediated in situ protein delivery to the inflamed central nervous system by Yina Wu, Jinwon Park, Quoc-Viet Le, Junho Byun, Jaehyun Choi, Enzhen Xu, Jaiwoo Lee, Yu-Kyoung Oh

“…These nanoparticles protect interferon-β from reactive oxygen species and preferentially accumulate in neutrophils over other immune cells. …”
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Animal cognition (reasoning) in the light of genetic ideas by I. I. Poletaeva, O. V. Perepelkina, Z. A. Zorina

“…He claimed that animal behavior has not only innate species specific behavior and the learning ability, but should be supplemented by another mental category, reasoning the ability for elementary logic operarions. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of black carp Mylopharyngodon piceus using Nanopore and Hi-C technologies by Yuxuan Zhang, Yanwen Shao, Xudong Liu, Liang Zhong, Zhaoyan Zhong, Weiwei Zeng, Jiping Zhang, Wenlong Cai, Runsheng Li

“…A high-quality genome is essential for advancing future biological research and breeding programs for this species. In this study, we aimed to generate a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of black carp using Nanopore and Hi-C technologies. …”
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Evaluating the method reproducibility of deep learning models in biodiversity research by Waqas Ahmed, Vamsi Krishna Kommineni, Birgitta König-Ries, Jitendra Gaikwad, Luiz Gadelha, Sheeba Samuel

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing biodiversity research by enabling advanced data analysis, species identification, and habitats monitoring, thereby enhancing conservation efforts. …”
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Neuroprotective Activity of (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate against Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Cytotoxicity by Jin-Biao Liu, Li Zhou, Yi-Zhong Wang, Xu Wang, Yu Zhou, Wen-Zhe Ho, Jie-Liang Li

“…Furthermore, EGCG treatment of neurons could inhibit LPS-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Thus EGCG represents a potent and useful neuroprotective agent for inflammation-mediated neurological disorders.…”
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Periostin as a Biomarker of the Amniotic Membrane by Mariya P. Dobreva, Larissa Lhoest, Paulo N. G. Pereira, Lieve Umans, Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes, An Zwijsen

“…Profound understanding of the fundamental differences in amnion development in both the disc-shaped primate and human embryo and the cup-shaped mouse embryo is pivotal in particular when sampling amniotic membrane from nonprimate species for isolating candidate amniotic stem cells. …”
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Understanding Indigenous knowledge of conservation and stewardship before implementing co-production with Western methodologies in resource management by Stafford Maracle, Jennifer Maracle, Stephen Lougheed

“…Long-standing Indigenous knowledge and philosophies offer alternate world­views that can complement Western con­servation and resource management and may strengthen efforts to restore environmental integ­rity and conserve species and ecosystems. Researchers often tout the co-production of knowledge with Indigenous collaborators using frameworks like the Kaswentha (Two Row Wampum—Haudenosau­nee) and the Etuaptmumk (Two Eyed Seeing—Mi’kmaw) without first seek­ing to understand the foundations of Indigenous knowledge itself, and its deep roots in environmen­tal sustainability. …”
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Photodegradation of Nitrogen Oxide under Solar Light Using a Facile Synthesis Catalyst by Ernso Fenelon, Sheng-Jie You, Ya-Fen Wang

“…This BiOCl heterojunction provides more available active species that enhance the degradation of NO. The successful synthesis of this composite using a co-precipitation method was confirmed by different characterization analyses (XRD, FTIR, SEM, TEM, DRS, and ESR). …”
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Genomic Evidence for the Purging of Deleterious Genetic Variation in the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale by Richard W. Orton, Philip K. Hamilton, Timothy R. Frasier

“…To better understand the links between deleterious genetic variation and population status, we assess patterns of genetic diversity, inbreeding, and mutation load across the genomes of three species of Balaenidae whale with different demographic histories and recoveries following the end of commercial whaling in the 1980s. …”
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Proinflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression by Murine Macrophages in Response to Brugia malayi Wolbachia Surface Protein by Chantima Porksakorn, Surang Nuchprayoon, Kiwon Park, Alan L. Scott

“…Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic bacterium found in most species of filarial parasites, is thought to play a significant role in inducing innate inflammatory responses in lymphatic filariasis patients. …”
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Green nanotechnology: nanoparticle synthesis using Curcuma amada, Curcuma caesia, Curcuma longa, and Curcuma zedoaria by Avinash Gangal, Neeraj K. Sethiya, Manisha Duseja, Ravi K. Shukla, Dheeraj Bisht, Vijay Singh Rana, H. Lalhlenmawia, Shavkatzon Azizov, Deepak Kumar

“…In conclusion, the content reviewed and presented in current article will provide ready-to-use information for future improvements and value addition related to nanoparticle production through a green synthesis approach using Curcuma species as discussed. Finally, these methods were also found to be more reliable, sustainable, and eco-friendly as per protocols.…”
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Discovery of Evolutionary Loss of the Ubiquitin-like Autophagy-Related ATG12 System in a Lineage of Apicomplexa by Xiaoxia X. Lin, Yun D. Bai, Sichang T. Wang, Akira Nozawa, Tatsuya Sawasaki, Tatsunori Masatani, Kenji Hikosaka, Masahito Asada, Hirokazu Sakamoto

“…However, our in vitro functional analysis using recombinant proteins demonstrated that ATG3 retained the ability to interact with ATG8 in <i>Babesia bovis</i>, a model species in piroplasmida. These findings provide evidence that the ATG8 system is functional, while the ATG12 system is completely lost in the common ancestor of piroplasmida and highlight the evolutionary flexibility of the ATG12 system in Apicomplexa.…”
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Glutaraldehyde-Polymerized Hemoglobin: In Search of Improved Performance as Oxygen Carrier in Hemorrhage Models by Anca D. Farcas, Vlad Al Toma, Ioana Roman, Bogdan Sevastre, Florina Scurtu, Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu

“…On the other hand, unlike in the top-up models, where the nonheme peroxidase rubrerythrin as well as bovine serum albumin copolymerized with Hb were shown to improve the performance of HBOC, in the present hemorrhage models rubrerythrin fails dramatically as HBOC ingredient (with a distinct immunological reaction), whereas serum albumin appears not feasible if its source is a different species (i.e., bovine serum albumin fares distinctly worse than rat serum albumin, in HBOC transfusions in rats). …”
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Effects of CO2 Enrichment on Growth and Development of Impatiens hawkeri by Fan-Fan Zhang, Yan-Li Wang, Zhi-Zhe Huang, Xiao-Chen Zhu, Feng-Jiao Zhang, Fa-Di Chen, Wei-Min Fang, Nian-Jun Teng

“…The effects of CO2 enrichment on growth and development of Impatiens hawkeri, an important greenhouse flower, were investigated for the purpose of providing scientific basis for CO2 enrichment to this species in greenhouse. The plants were grown in CO2-controlled growth chambers with 380 (the control) and 760 (CO2 enrichment) μmol⋅mol-1, respectively. …”
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Mucormycosis Associated with Global Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: A Study of Fungal Profile from a Tertiary Health-care Center by Snigdha Purohit, Kavita Mourya, Nazneen Pathan, Sunita Agarwal, Vithika Vyas, Aruna Vyas

“…Further identification of species was achieved through the use of lactophenol cotton blue mounts and slide culture technique. …”
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Purification of arsenic-contaminated drinking water by Fe-Al-CO3 layered double hydroxide derived from secondary aluminum dross: adsorption and stabilization studies by Mohammad Bozorgi, Mostafa Mahinroosta, Ali Allahverdi

“…In addition, the results showed that the Fe-Al LDH can stabilize arsenic species in its structure and thus prevent their re-release into the environment.…”
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Surface and Catalytic Properties of MoO-Treated CoO/AlO Solids by A.M. Ghozza, G.A. El-Shobaky, G.M. Mohamed

“…The activation energies of the catalytic reaction calculated for both the pure and MoO 3 -treated solids suggested that MoO 3 treatment did not modify the energetic nature of the active sites (surface cobalt species) but increased their concentration.…”
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Première observation d’un comportement de Leaf Swallowing chez des chimpanzés vivant en captivité à la Réserve Africaine de Sigean, France by Nathan Cazelles-Durand, Ulrich Maloueki, Lyna Rachid, Marielle Beltrame, Fanny Juillard, Désiré Musuyu-Muganza

“…Nigra leaves, while this kind of behaviour was not observed with the leaves of the same species in a previous study. This allows us to refute the hypothesis of the existence of a roughness threshold, common to all chimpanzees, which would systematically trigger LS behavior.…”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Megachile sculpturalis Smith (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae) by Guang Yang, Qingsong Zhou, Juanjuan Yang, Guoai Chen, Zeqing Niu, Michael Orr, Rafael Rodrigues Ferrari, Yihan Zhang, Xiaoyu Shi, Rui Cheng, Chaodong Zhu, Arong Luo

“…Abstract Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853 native to East Asia, is an important solitary bee species that has invaded both Europe and the United States. …”
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Association of Catharanthus yellow mosaic virus and a novel Tomato leaf curl Lucknow betasatellite with papaya leaf curl disease (PaLCD) in India by Priyanka, Yusuf Akhter, Sangeeta Saxena

“…The associated betasatellite sequence (PP998007) exhibited 90.5 % nucleotide identity with the Tomato leaf curl betasatellite-Pune isolate (ToLCB). Based on the species demarcation threshold for betasatellites (identity >91 %), we proposed this novel betasatellite as Tomato leaf curl Lucknow betasatellite (ToLCLB). …”
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