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The paper isolates and characterizes compost-derived bacteria, identifies a candidate bioinoculant, and shows its effects on tomato physiology and leaf metabolism.

The paper proposes Societal Safety Levels (SSLs) to complement Biosafety Levels (BSLs) by setting quantitative thresholds for expected public fatalities from laboratory research on pandemic pathogens.

This study uses electromagnetic induction to measure crop root function in the field, showing it can accurately predict water use and root traits across different genotypes and row spacings.

This study shows that eIF5A facilitates efficient translation of high codon-optimal chaperones under heat stress, enhancing proteostasis and heat resistance in yeast.

This study develops a miniaturized metabologenomics workflow for high-throughput actinomycetes screening, identifying seven isolates active against MRSA and Enterococcus faecium.

This study evaluates Spirulina cultivation under different gravity conditions on the ISS, showing feasible growth without detachment or medium issues.

This study shows bacterial sialidases remove sialic acids from complement proteins, reducing complement activation and helping bacteria evade immune detection.

This paper demonstrates SonoRopi, a noninvasive method using ultrasound to transiently inhibit brain function in mice and rats.

The paper introduces MutQA, a cross-validated Q&A dataset linking genetic mutations to their functional consequences, and demonstrates its utility in improving LLM performance.

The paper introduces IgScope, a language model for antibody humanness scoring at multiple resolutions, showing improved accuracy over existing methods and revealing issues with generative models.

This study identifies diverse RNA viruses and viroid-like elements in Arctic tundra soils during wintertime using metatranscriptomics, revealing active viral communities and host interactions.

This study investigates gene tree conflicts in Zygophylloideae by analyzing chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal data to understand challenges in phylogenetic inference.

The paper uses yeast surface display to show that AtIGP1 recognizes laminaribiose but not longer MLG-derived oligosaccharides, and that this recognition triggers immune responses in planta.

This study examines how marine prokaryotes respond transcriptionally to Fe-rich colloids from glacial and non-glacial sources, revealing contrasting growth and metabolic responses.

This study shows that the Yki:Tai interaction in Drosophila germline niche escort cells regulates BMP signaling and maintains stem cell fate by controlling Dpp ligand spread.

This study shows that amoxicillin use during influenza A infection increases mortality and worsens secondary bacterial pneumonia, particularly in males.

The paper uses co-transcriptomic analysis to identify genes affecting parasite fitness in host-parasite interactions.

This study compares disease outcomes in bats and rodents after viral infections, finding no significant difference in disease severity or mortality between the two groups.

The paper presents structures of hTRPC3 in resting and open states, revealing how the moonwalker mutation activates the channel by disrupting a polar interaction and inducing structural changes.

This study identifies Esm1 as a target for normalizing dysfunctional vessels in liver metastasis by showing its role in capillary tip cells and its correlation with poor prognosis.