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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.
@commsbio.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@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.
@commsbio.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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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
@csicandalextrem.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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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! 🌱🌍
🌟 New editorial board member! Happy to have Dr. Meng-Hua Li join our Ecology & Evolution section section. Their work in sheep and goat genetics will be a fantastic addition. Welcome! 🐑🧬
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🌟 New editorial board member! Happy to have Dr. Meng-Hua Li join our Ecology & Evolution section section. Their work in sheep and goat genetics will be a fantastic addition. Welcome! 🐑🧬
We’re happy to welcome Dr. Xiaoping Tong to our editorial board! Joining our Cellular & Molecular Neurscience section, Dr. Tong has expertise in glial cell biology, synaptic regulation and neurodegeneration diseases. 🧠🔍
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We’re happy to welcome Dr. Xiaoping Tong to our editorial board! Joining our Cellular & Molecular Neurscience section, Dr. Tong has expertise in glial cell biology, synaptic regulation and neurodegeneration diseases. 🧠🔍
Say hello to Dr. Philipp Schiffer, our newest editorial board member in the Ecology & Evolution section! We're excited to have their expertise in EcoEvoDevo, Biodiversity Genomics, Nematoda, ecology & evolution, development and genetics, evolution of parthenogenesis. 🧬🪱 @worm-lab.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Say hello to Dr. Philipp Schiffer, our newest editorial board member in the Ecology & Evolution section! We're excited to have their expertise in EcoEvoDevo, Biodiversity Genomics, Nematoda, ecology & evolution, development and genetics, evolution of parthenogenesis. 🧬🪱 @worm-lab.bsky.social
Detailed characterization of dopaminergic neuromodulation of the Drosophila antennal lobe reveals differential neuromodulation of glomeruli and identifies dopaminergic sources.🧠🪰 doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Differential dopaminergic modulation of the antennal lobe of Drosophila melanogaster - Communications Biology
Detailed characterization of dopaminergic neuromodulation of the Drosophila antennal lobe reveals differential neuromodulation of glomeruli and identifies dopaminergic sources.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Detailed characterization of dopaminergic neuromodulation of the Drosophila antennal lobe reveals differential neuromodulation of glomeruli and identifies dopaminergic sources.🧠🪰 doi.org/10.1038/s420...
STAT1 promotes ferroptosis and inflammation in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by repressing miR-497-5p and activating HDAC7, revealing therapeutic targets for liver protection. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
STAT1 promotes ferroptosis and inflammation in mouse hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury - Communications Biology
STAT1 promotes ferroptosis and inflammation in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by repressing miR-497-5p and activating HDAC7, revealing therapeutic targets for liver protection.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
STAT1 promotes ferroptosis and inflammation in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by repressing miR-497-5p and activating HDAC7, revealing therapeutic targets for liver protection. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
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South Georgia’s breeding population of female southern elephant seals may have been halved by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, finds research in @commsbio.nature.com. These losses may reduce number of surviving seal pups and threaten security of the island’s breeding population:
#Ecology
#Ecology
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (HPAIV) Associated with Major Southern Elephant Seal Decline at South Georgia - Communications Biology
Arrival of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia in 2023 has triggered dramatic declines in attendance of female southern elephant seals during the 2024 breeding season.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
South Georgia’s breeding population of female southern elephant seals may have been halved by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, finds research in @commsbio.nature.com. These losses may reduce number of surviving seal pups and threaten security of the island’s breeding population:
#Ecology
#Ecology
Metabolomic reprogramming in a high-yield ginger cultivar shapes microbiome assembly, enriching keystone taxa like Devosia and Talaromyces, which enhance nutrient cycling and yield, offering a basis for microbiome-informed crop design. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Metabolome-driven microbiome assembly in ginger (Zingiber officinale) enhances nutrient cycling and crop yield through keystone taxa - Communications Biology
Metabolomic reprogramming in a high-yield ginger cultivar shapes microbiome assembly, enriching keystone taxa like Devosia and Talaromyces, which enhance nutrient cycling and yield, offering a basis f...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Metabolomic reprogramming in a high-yield ginger cultivar shapes microbiome assembly, enriching keystone taxa like Devosia and Talaromyces, which enhance nutrient cycling and yield, offering a basis for microbiome-informed crop design. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
A newly discovered Triassic fossil marine reptile, Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis, reveals that an exceptionally long neck developing more than 40 cervical vertebrae evolved in nothosaurs before the rise of plesiosaurs.
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Earliest long-necked sauropterygian Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis and plasticity of vertebral evolution in sauropterygian marine reptiles - Communications Biology
A newly discovered Triassic fossil marine reptile, Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis, reveals that an exceptionally long neck developing more than 40 cervical vertebrae evolved in nothosaurs before the ri...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A newly discovered Triassic fossil marine reptile, Lijiangosaurus yongshengensis, reveals that an exceptionally long neck developing more than 40 cervical vertebrae evolved in nothosaurs before the rise of plesiosaurs.
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Thalamic and cortical regions exhibit rapid and opposing effects of ocular dominance plasticity in adult humans, revealing their complementary roles in adaptive adjustment of interocular balance to short-term monocular deprivation.
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Two opposing yet complementary ocular dominance plasticities: thalamus strengthens the weak channel while higher cortex listens to the strong signal - Communications Biology
Thalamic and cortical regions exhibit rapid and opposing effects of ocular dominance plasticity in adult humans, revealing their complementary roles in adaptive adjustment of interocular balance to sh...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thalamic and cortical regions exhibit rapid and opposing effects of ocular dominance plasticity in adult humans, revealing their complementary roles in adaptive adjustment of interocular balance to short-term monocular deprivation.
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🐋 Passive acoustic monitoring may inadvertently affect narwhal behavior. Field observations of narwhals in Greenland show they repeatedly interact with seafloor moorings, possibly mistaking them for food, raising concerns for cetacean conservation. @jehiko.bsky.social
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Repeated narwhal interactions with moorings challenge safety assumptions of passive acoustic monitoring in the Arctic - Communications Biology
Passive acoustic monitoring may inadvertently affect narwhal behavior. Field observations of narwhals in Greenland show they repeatedly interact with seafloor moorings, possibly mistaking them for foo...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🐋 Passive acoustic monitoring may inadvertently affect narwhal behavior. Field observations of narwhals in Greenland show they repeatedly interact with seafloor moorings, possibly mistaking them for food, raising concerns for cetacean conservation. @jehiko.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s420...
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