Living plastics from plasticizer-assisted thermal molding of silk protein by Yushu Wang, Junqi Wu, Emily J. Hartzell, Weiguo Hu, Reddhy Mahle, Xinxin Li, Ying Chen, Jugal Kishore Sahoo, Cameron Chan, Brooke N. Longo, Charlotte S. Jacobus, Chunmei Li, David L. Kaplan

“…Living materials composed of embedded yet active organisms can leverage endogenous biotic resources to achieve functional materials that align with sustainability goals. …”
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PCR and ELISA vis-à-vis Microscopy for Detection of Bovine Anaplasmosis: A Study on Associated Risk of an Upcoming Problem in North India by Amrita Sharma, L. D. Singla, Paramjit Kaur, M. S. Bal

“…All three districts of Submountain Zone are at higher risk indicating the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on the incidence of disease.…”
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Step-by-Step: Insights on key marine organisms associated with coral reef benthic cover using Stepwise Multivariate Regression by Wee Hin Boo, Affendi Yang Amri, Then Amy Yee Hui, Chen Sue Yee, Hyde Julian

“…Data collection started in 2013 to 2023, covering 148 sites from 23 islands of East Coast Peninsular Malaysia. The most dominant biotic benthic cover in coral reefs is the Hard Coral (mean 48.7±19.4% median = 49.4%), followed by Rubble (8.28±11.0%,3.75%), and Nutrient Indicator Algae (4.96±9.15%, 1.25%). …”
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A Field Trial to Demonstrate the Potential of a Vitamin B Diet Supplement in Reducing Oxidative Stress and Improving Hygienic and Grooming Behaviors in Honey Bees by Nemanja M. Jovanovic, Uros Glavinic, Jevrosima Stevanovic, Marko Ristanic, Branislav Vejnovic, Slobodan Dolasevic, Zoran Stanimirovic

“…However, inadequate food weakens honey bee colonies, making them vulnerable to various biotic and abiotic factors. In this study, we examined the impact of supplementary feeding on bees’ genes for antioxidative enzymes and vitellogenin, oxidative stress parameters, and the hygienic and grooming behavior. …”
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A Review on The Impact of Thermal Stress on Fish Biochemistry by Manoj Kumar Pati, Mohammad Aftabuddin, Prasun Roychowdhury

“…Elevated temperatures serve as abiotic stressors, triggering biotic stress responses. Fish employ strategies to cope with thermal stress, including altering gene expression, metabolite profiles, cellular signaling, and enzyme activity. …”
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Exploring the intricacies of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria interactions: an omics review by Kamogelo Mmotla, Nompumelelo R. Sibanyoni, Farhahna Allie, Lungile Sitole, Thendo Mafuna, Manamele D. Mashabela, Msizi I. Mhlongo

“…PGPR play a role in stimulating plant growth and development and enhancing plant resistance and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. To effectively fulfil their roles, PGPR engage in intricate interactions with one another, a phenomenon that occurs within the rhizosphere. …”
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Discovery of Novel Leaf Rust Responsive microRNAs in Wheat and Prediction of Their Target Genes by Dhananjay Kumar, Dharmendra Singh, Pulkit Kanodia, Kumble Vinod Prabhu, Manish Kumar, Kunal Mukhopadhyay

“…Few wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) miRNA sequences are available in miRBase repertoire and knowledge of their biological functions related to biotic stress is limited. We identified 52 miRNAs, belonging to 19 families, from next-generation transcriptome sequence data based on homology search. …”
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Development of a unique crosslinked glycosaminoglycan for soft tissue repair: Treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. by Richard W Heidebrecht, Thomas H Jozefiak, Harrison C Shain, Eugene M Skrabut, Debra Saunders, Nataliya Smith, Rheal A Towner, Robert Hurst

“…Histologic examination of the animal bladders treated with a GLX-100 SuperGAG conjugated to biotin as a reporter demonstrated that the residence time of GLX-100 is superior to chondroitin sulfate (a product that is currently used for clinical treatment of patients with IC/BPS). …”
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BIOMONITORING KUALITAS AIR SUNGAI GANDONG DENGAN BIOINDIKATOR MAKROINVERTEBRATA SEBAGAI BAHAN PETUNJUK PRAKTIKUM PADA POKOK BAHASAN PENCEMARAN LINGKUNGAN SMP KELAS VII by Diah Ari Dwitawati, Ani Sulistyarsi, Joko Widiyanto

“…Data were analyzed after identifying the calculating method Family Biotic Index (FBI) based on tolerance index macroinvertebrates.The results of measurements of physical and chemical parameters, such as temperature for each station in the range of 25 ° C-26, turbidity range 27-30 cm, the pH range 7, the current speed 0,16-0,29 m / s, DO 5,8-6 , 1 mg / L. …”
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Landscape diversity promotes landscape functioning in North America by Sarah Mayor, Florian Altermatt, Thomas W. Crowther, Iris Hordijk, Simon Landauer, Jacqueline Oehri, Merin Reji Chacko, Michael E. Schaepman, Bernhard Schmid, Pascal A. Niklaus

“…However, it remains unclear whether these findings apply in real-world landscapes that resemble a heterogeneous mosaic of different ecosystem and plant types that interact through biotic and abiotic processes. Here, we show that landscape-level diversity, measured as number of land-cover types (different ecosystems) per 250×250 m, is positively related to landscape-wide remotely-sensed primary production across all of North America, covering 16 of 18 ecoregions of Earth. …”
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Nano-selenium strengthens potato resistance to potato scab induced by Streptomyces spp., increases yield, and elevates tuber quality by influencing rhizosphere microbiomes by Haixu Liu, Yan Zhang, Lili Zhang, Yingjie Liu, Yufei Chen, Ying Shi

“…IntroductionThe application of selenium could directly or indirectly modulate the activity of antioxidant enzymes in crops, thereby mitigating the detrimental effects of abiotic and biotic stresses on crop health. However, there are few studies on the effects of nano-selenium fertilizer on potato scab caused by Streptomyces spp., potato yield and tuber quality.MethodsWe aimed to elucidate the impact of nano-selenium fertilizer on potato disease resistance, yield, tuber quality, antioxidant enzyme activity and rhizosphere soil bacterial communities, and to determine the optimal frequency and growth stages of nano-selenium fertilizer spraying.Results and discussionThe application of nano-selenium fertilizer twice during the seedling stage significantly reduced the disease index of potato scab, enhanced potato yield, tuber quality (dry matter, Vitamin C, crude protein, and selenium content), and antioxidant enzyme activity (glutathione peroxidase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, superoxide dismutase, and phenylalanine ammonia lyase). …”
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Development and some applications of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system for murine macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) by H. Ochiai, S. Sakai, T. Kogure, T. Hirabaytashi, K. Nakajima, K. Terasawa

“…The specificity of antibody was confirmed by Western blotting analysis of 20-h conditioned medium from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, a murine macrophage cell line; antibody gave a single band with a molecular weight of approximately 6000, which is identical to that of murine MIP-2 reported previously. Biotin–streptavidin sandwich ELISA could detect quantitatively MIP-2 at concentration range of 20 to 1000 pg/ml. …”
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Causes of global extinctions in the history of life: facts and hypotheses by T. M. Khlebodarova, V. A. Likhoshvai

“…Strong evidence that allows us to hypothesize that additional mechanisms associated with various internal biotic factors are responsible for the emergence of extinctions in the evolution of complex life forms is discussed. …”
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Microarrays as Model Biosensor Platforms to Investigate the Structure and Affinity of Aptamers by Jennifer A. Martin, Yaroslav Chushak, Jorge L. Chávez, Joshua A. Hagen, Nancy Kelley-Loughnane

“…An indirect labeling method, where the target was labeled with a biotin followed by a brief Cy3-streptavidin incubation, provided a higher signal-to-noise ratio and over two orders of magnitude improvement in limit of detection, compared to direct Cy3-protein labeling. …”
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RNase P cleavage of pseudoknot substrates reveals differences in active site architecture that depend on residue N-1 in the 5’ leader by David M. Kosek, J. Luis Leal, Ema Kikovska-Stojanovska, Guanzhong Mao, Shiying Wu, Samuel C. Flores, Leif A. Kirsebom

“…We show that a small biotin-binding RNA aptamer that folds into a pseudoknot structure acts as a substrate for bacterial RNase P RNA (RPR) with and without the RNase P C5 protein. …”
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Commercial bioinoculants improve colonization but do not alter the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community of greenhouse-grown grapevine roots by Mariam P. Berdeja, Nicole K. Reynolds, Teresa Pawlowska, Justine E. Vanden Heuvel

“…Abstract Background Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are beneficial root symbionts contributing to improved plant growth and development and resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses. Commercial bioinoculants containing AMF are widely considered as an alternative to agrochemicals in vineyards. …”
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Population persistence, phenotypic divergence, and metabolic adaptation in yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) by Gianalberto Losapio, Baptiste Doussot, Fabrizio Araniti, Leonardo Bruno, Roger Guevara, Rodolfo Dirzo

“…These findings suggest that ongoing adaptation is constrained by long‐term changes in temperature and precipitation as well as by local biotic interactions. Preserving locally adapted populations and their metabolic diversity is key for conservation efforts in the face of accelerating climate change.…”
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The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia) by Dipa Nugraha, Suyitno Suyitno, Elisabeth Ashton

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Electronic media use and sleep in toddlerhood and preschool age by R. Praninskienė, R. Jusienė, I. Laurinaitytė, L. Petronytė, I. Rakickienė, V. Urbonas

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Can the African weaver ant be used as a vector of entomopathogenic fungi to bolster the biological control of tephritid fruit fly pests? by Thibault Nève de Mévergnies, Samba Diop, Massamba Diakhaté, Claire Detrain, Frédéric Bouvery, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux

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