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PBAT plastic exposure decreases taxonomic diversity across multi–kingdom soil microbiota, while enriching functional diversity, genome size, and genes for plastic degradation and carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycling.
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Biodegradable plastic exposure enhances microbial functional diversity while reducing taxonomic diversity across multi-kingdom soil microbiota in cherry tomato fields - Communications Biology
PBAT plastic exposure decreases taxonomic diversity across multi–kingdom soil microbiota, while enriching functional diversity, genome size, and genes for plastic degradation and carbon, nitrogen, pho...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
PBAT plastic exposure decreases taxonomic diversity across multi–kingdom soil microbiota, while enriching functional diversity, genome size, and genes for plastic degradation and carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycling.
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Adolescent social isolation remodels
somatosensory thalamic circuits via glucocorticoid
receptors, impairing tactile discrimination. These
findings reveal a stress-sensitive mechanism
linking social experience to sensory dysfunction.
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somatosensory thalamic circuits via glucocorticoid
receptors, impairing tactile discrimination. These
findings reveal a stress-sensitive mechanism
linking social experience to sensory dysfunction.
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Adolescent stress remodels synapses in the sensory thalamus and impairs tactile discrimination in mice - Communications Biology
Adolescent social isolation remodels somatosensory thalamic circuits via glucocorticoid receptors, impairing tactile discrimination. These findings reveal a stress-sensitive mechanism linking social e...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Adolescent social isolation remodels
somatosensory thalamic circuits via glucocorticoid
receptors, impairing tactile discrimination. These
findings reveal a stress-sensitive mechanism
linking social experience to sensory dysfunction.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
somatosensory thalamic circuits via glucocorticoid
receptors, impairing tactile discrimination. These
findings reveal a stress-sensitive mechanism
linking social experience to sensory dysfunction.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
An integrated cryo-imaging pipeline combining
cryo-correlative light and electron tomography
with cryo-soft X-ray tomography provides 3D
cellular context information and improved cryolamellae targeting for in situ cellular studies.
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cryo-correlative light and electron tomography
with cryo-soft X-ray tomography provides 3D
cellular context information and improved cryolamellae targeting for in situ cellular studies.
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Cryo-CLXEM introduces cryo-SXT to bridge the resolution gap in cryo-CLEM - Communications Biology
An integrated cryo-imaging pipeline combining cryo-correlative light and electron tomography with cryo-soft X-ray tomography provides 3D cellular context information and improved cryolamellae targetin...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
An integrated cryo-imaging pipeline combining
cryo-correlative light and electron tomography
with cryo-soft X-ray tomography provides 3D
cellular context information and improved cryolamellae targeting for in situ cellular studies.
@siriusxt.bsky.social
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cryo-correlative light and electron tomography
with cryo-soft X-ray tomography provides 3D
cellular context information and improved cryolamellae targeting for in situ cellular studies.
@siriusxt.bsky.social
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🔔Our cross-journal collection #Signalling Pathways of #Innate #Immunity handled by our editorial board member Si Ming Man has been extended until 28 February 2026!
We are looking forward to your submissions! #cGAS-STING #Toll-like & #NOD-like receptors #inflammasome
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We are looking forward to your submissions! #cGAS-STING #Toll-like & #NOD-like receptors #inflammasome
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Signalling Pathways of Innate Immunity
In this cross-journal Collection, we invite research into the complex signalling pathways of innate immunity, emphasising the activation and regulation of ...
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🔔Our cross-journal collection #Signalling Pathways of #Innate #Immunity handled by our editorial board member Si Ming Man has been extended until 28 February 2026!
We are looking forward to your submissions! #cGAS-STING #Toll-like & #NOD-like receptors #inflammasome
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We are looking forward to your submissions! #cGAS-STING #Toll-like & #NOD-like receptors #inflammasome
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🚨Don’t miss the chance to contribute to our cross-journal #mitosis and #mitotic defects collection, expertly overseen by our board member Patrick Meraldi @labmeraldi.bsky.social We continue to welcome new submissions over the next three months!
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Mitosis and Mitotic Defects
This cross-journal Collection aims to explore the most recent advances on the topic of mitosis, mitotic regulation mechanisms, mitotic defects and their ...
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🚨Don’t miss the chance to contribute to our cross-journal #mitosis and #mitotic defects collection, expertly overseen by our board member Patrick Meraldi @labmeraldi.bsky.social We continue to welcome new submissions over the next three months!
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The human posterior parietal cortex contains different functional subregions that process visually or proprioceptively driven reaching corrections.
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Functional specialization of the human posterior parietal cortex in visually and proprioceptively driven reaching corrections - Communications Biology
The human posterior parietal cortex contains different functional subregions that process visually or proprioceptively driven reaching corrections.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The human posterior parietal cortex contains different functional subregions that process visually or proprioceptively driven reaching corrections.
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"Functional analysis of antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 shows their role in the development of SARS-CoV-2-induced severe disease in golden Syrian hamsters.
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from severe COVID-19 individuals or S2 immunizations do not worsen disease in hamsters - Communications Biology
Functional analysis of antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 shows their role in the development of SARS-CoV-2-induced severe disease in golden Syrian hamsters.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Functional analysis of antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 shows their role in the development of SARS-CoV-2-induced severe disease in golden Syrian hamsters.
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Numerosity adaptation suppresses monotonic neural responses to numerosity displays in the early visual cortex, with more suppression for higher numerosity adaptors. Therefore, numerosity adaptation effects begin in early sensory stages of processing.
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Numerosity adaptation suppresses early visual responses - Communications Biology
Numerosity adaptation suppresses monotonic neural responses to numerosity displays in the early visual cortex, with more suppression for higher numerosity adaptors. Therefore, numerosity adaptation ef...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Numerosity adaptation suppresses monotonic neural responses to numerosity displays in the early visual cortex, with more suppression for higher numerosity adaptors. Therefore, numerosity adaptation effects begin in early sensory stages of processing.
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Multimodal analysis of spontaneous attentional state dynamics during sustained task performance reveals distinctive profiles of brain-heart interaction in mind-wandering and mind-blanking.
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When your heart isn’t in it anymore: cardiac correlates of task disengagement - Communications Biology
Multimodal analysis of spontaneous attentional state dynamics during sustained task performance reveals distinctive profiles of brain–heart interaction in mind-wandering and mind-blanking.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Multimodal analysis of spontaneous attentional state dynamics during sustained task performance reveals distinctive profiles of brain-heart interaction in mind-wandering and mind-blanking.
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Characterization of virologic, immunologic, and pathological outcomes of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a rhesus macaque animal model.
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A rhesus macaque model of congenital cytomegalovirus infection reveals a spectrum of vertical transmission outcomes - Communications Biology
Characterization of virologic, immunologic, and pathological outcomes of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a rhesus macaque animal model.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Characterization of virologic, immunologic, and pathological outcomes of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a rhesus macaque animal model.
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Women w #T2D & #breastcancer typically have worse outcomes.
@cs-ennis.bsky.social & @gdenisboston.bsky.social at @bumedicine.bsky.social used patient-derived #organoids to study the role of plasma exosomes & inform care for this population.
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@cs-ennis.bsky.social & @gdenisboston.bsky.social at @bumedicine.bsky.social used patient-derived #organoids to study the role of plasma exosomes & inform care for this population.
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Plasma exosomes from individuals with type 2 diabetes drive breast cancer aggression in patient-derived organoids - Communications Biology
Exosomal signaling from type 2 diabetes alters tumor–immune crosstalk, driving immunosuppression and tumor aggressiveness in breast cancer organoids through expansion of dysfunctional T cells and acti...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Women w #T2D & #breastcancer typically have worse outcomes.
@cs-ennis.bsky.social & @gdenisboston.bsky.social at @bumedicine.bsky.social used patient-derived #organoids to study the role of plasma exosomes & inform care for this population.
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@cs-ennis.bsky.social & @gdenisboston.bsky.social at @bumedicine.bsky.social used patient-derived #organoids to study the role of plasma exosomes & inform care for this population.
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The first chapter of my PhD is finally out on @commsbio.nature.com
We show that the transmembrane domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein is not just a passive anchor to the virion surface, but a key player in the viral entry process.
We show that the transmembrane domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein is not just a passive anchor to the virion surface, but a key player in the viral entry process.
The sequence and structural integrity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein transmembrane domain is crucial for viral entry - Communications Biology
A study using SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped viruses and testing Spike protein fusion capacity demonstrates that its transmembrane domain is essential for viral entry and suggests the presence of an intramemb...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The first chapter of my PhD is finally out on @commsbio.nature.com
We show that the transmembrane domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein is not just a passive anchor to the virion surface, but a key player in the viral entry process.
We show that the transmembrane domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein is not just a passive anchor to the virion surface, but a key player in the viral entry process.
🦠 Testing spike protein fusion capacity in SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped viruses demonstrates that its transmembrane domain is essential for viral entry and suggests the presence of an intramembrane oligomerization motif. @ortizmateujuan.bsky.social @rongellerlab.bsky.social
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The sequence and structural integrity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein transmembrane domain is crucial for viral entry - Communications Biology
A study using SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped viruses and testing Spike protein fusion capacity demonstrates that its transmembrane domain is essential for viral entry and suggests the presence of an intramemb...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
🦠 Testing spike protein fusion capacity in SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped viruses demonstrates that its transmembrane domain is essential for viral entry and suggests the presence of an intramembrane oligomerization motif. @ortizmateujuan.bsky.social @rongellerlab.bsky.social
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ICYMI: Arrival of highly pathogenic avian influenza at South Georgia in 2023 triggered dramatic declines in female southern elephant seals during the 2024 breeding season. #subantarctic #HPAIV #birdflu @ccgbam.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk www.nature.com/articles/s42...
November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ICYMI: Arrival of highly pathogenic avian influenza at South Georgia in 2023 triggered dramatic declines in female southern elephant seals during the 2024 breeding season. #subantarctic #HPAIV #birdflu @ccgbam.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Happy LGBTQIA+ STEM Day!
We exist, we resist!
Thank you the editor Laura Rodríguez Pérez and @commsbio.nature.com for the opportunity to talk about my experience and my journey as a person and scientist with intersectional identities.
We exist, we resist!
Thank you the editor Laura Rodríguez Pérez and @commsbio.nature.com for the opportunity to talk about my experience and my journey as a person and scientist with intersectional identities.
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happy LGBTQIA+ STEM Day!
We exist, we resist!
Thank you the editor Laura Rodríguez Pérez and @commsbio.nature.com for the opportunity to talk about my experience and my journey as a person and scientist with intersectional identities.
We exist, we resist!
Thank you the editor Laura Rodríguez Pérez and @commsbio.nature.com for the opportunity to talk about my experience and my journey as a person and scientist with intersectional identities.
New review published on the possibility, physiology, pitfalls and ethics of using extremophilic microbial communities in future Martian terraforming Claudia Coleine and @andzerb.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social - @irnase.bsky.social
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The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars - Communications Biology
This Review highlights how extremophile microbiomes and synthetic biology approaches could support Martian terraforming by driving biogeochemical cycles, regolith transformation, and future life-suppo...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New review published on the possibility, physiology, pitfalls and ethics of using extremophilic microbial communities in future Martian terraforming Claudia Coleine and @andzerb.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social - @irnase.bsky.social
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New @CommsBio @BioFunLab
The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars
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Led by @ClaudiaColeine
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The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars
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Led by @ClaudiaColeine
@irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social
The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars - Communications Biology
This Review highlights how extremophile microbiomes and synthetic biology approaches could support Martian terraforming by driving biogeochemical cycles, regolith transformation, and future life-suppo...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New @CommsBio @BioFunLab
The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars
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Led by @ClaudiaColeine
@irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social
The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars
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Led by @ClaudiaColeine
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🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️To commemorate LGBTQIA+ in STEM day today, we reached out to @geosantiagom.bsky.social and @fabriceroux7.bsky.social to discuss their experiences in STEM, the main barriers queer researchers currently face, and more. See both Q&As below 🔽
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️To commemorate LGBTQIA+ in STEM day today, we reached out to @geosantiagom.bsky.social and @fabriceroux7.bsky.social to discuss their experiences in STEM, the main barriers queer researchers currently face, and more. See both Q&As below 🔽
CAPRIN1 recruits METTL3 to methylate RIG-I RNA in stress granules, tuning IFN responses and M. tuberculosis infection -identifying a new TB m6A target. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
CAPRIN1 specifically mediates m6A modification of RIG-I RNA to inhibit Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection - Communications Biology
CAPRIN1 recruits METTL3 to methylate RIG-I RNA in stress granules, tuning IFN responses and M. tuberculosis infection—identifying a new m6A target.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
CAPRIN1 recruits METTL3 to methylate RIG-I RNA in stress granules, tuning IFN responses and M. tuberculosis infection -identifying a new TB m6A target. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Polymicrobial-phage interactions are quantified at single-cell resolution using droplet microfluidics and morphology-based deep learning. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Harnessing droplet microfluidics and morphology-based deep learning for the label-free study of polymicrobial-phage interactions - Communications Biology
Polymicrobial-phage interactions are quantified at single-cell resolution using droplet microfluidics and morphology-based deep learning.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Polymicrobial-phage interactions are quantified at single-cell resolution using droplet microfluidics and morphology-based deep learning. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
A machine learning approach guided by maps of open chromatin is applied to DNA fragments circulating in blood, revealing cancer-specific patterns and showing the promise of blood-based DNA profiling for non-invasive cancer detection. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Open chromatin-guided interpretable machine learning reveals cancer-specific chromatin features in cell-free DNA - Communications Biology
A machine learning approach guided by maps of open chromatin is applied to DNA fragments circulating in blood, revealing cancer-specific patterns and showing the promise of blood-based DNA profiling f...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A machine learning approach guided by maps of open chromatin is applied to DNA fragments circulating in blood, revealing cancer-specific patterns and showing the promise of blood-based DNA profiling for non-invasive cancer detection. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
A high-density, multi-channel speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system for mapping cerebral blood flow in humans, enabling noninvasive brain function measurements. 🧠 doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Mapping human cerebral blood flow with high-density, multi-channel speckle contrast optical spectroscopy - Communications Biology
We present a high-density, multi-channel speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system for mapping cerebral blood flow in humans, enabling noninvasive brain function measurements
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November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A high-density, multi-channel speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system for mapping cerebral blood flow in humans, enabling noninvasive brain function measurements. 🧠 doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Interrupted time series models evaluate the impact of a mosquito control program, providing support for the continued implementation of the program against Cx. pipiens but suggesting the need for complementary strategies against Ae. albopictus. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Three-year assessment of integrated vector management in Attica, Greece: results from surveillance and control activities - Communications Biology
Interrupted time series models evaluate the impact of a mosquito control program, providing support for the continued implementation of the program against Cx. pipiens but suggesting the need for comp...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Interrupted time series models evaluate the impact of a mosquito control program, providing support for the continued implementation of the program against Cx. pipiens but suggesting the need for complementary strategies against Ae. albopictus. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Using the improved AID method with small protein binders, the authors achieved ligand-dependent degradation of endogenous proteins. In addition, a novel degrader that can be activated in a light-dependent manner was developed. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Inducible tag-free degradation of endogenous proteins with AlissAID and development of a photoactivable inducer - Communications Biology
Using the improved AID method with small protein binders, we achieved ligand-dependent degradation of endogenous proteins. In addition, we developed a novel degrader that can be activated in a light-d...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Using the improved AID method with small protein binders, the authors achieved ligand-dependent degradation of endogenous proteins. In addition, a novel degrader that can be activated in a light-dependent manner was developed. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Dr. Francisco Encinas-Viso has joined our editorial board in the Ecology & Evolution section. We're happy to have their expertise in pollination, plant ecology, climate change, invasive species, community ecology, ecological networks and eco-evolutionary modelling . Welcome! 🌱🌍
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dr. Francisco Encinas-Viso has joined our editorial board in the Ecology & Evolution section. We're happy to have their expertise in pollination, plant ecology, climate change, invasive species, community ecology, ecological networks and eco-evolutionary modelling . Welcome! 🌱🌍