D. Robinson

Spatial evidence of cryptic methane cycling and methylotrophic metabolisms along a land-ocean transect in a California coastal wetland

This study identifies cryptic methane cycling in coastal wetland sediments through geochemical and molecular analyses, showing methanogenesis and anaerobic methane oxidation co-occur with sulfate and iron reduction.

Whale shark residency and small-scale movements around oil and gas platforms in Qatar

The paper tracks whale shark movements near oil and gas platforms in Qatar, finding seasonal aggregation and habitat use influenced by currents rather than platforms.

Gene-by-environment interactions influence the fitness cost of gene copy-number variation in yeast

The paper investigates how gene copy-number variation (CNV) fitness costs vary with genetic background and environment in yeast, finding strain-specific responses to gene over-expression under NaCl stress.

Rme-6 integrates EGFR trafficking and signalling to regulate ERK1/2 signalosome dynamics

This study shows Rme-6 coordinates EGFR trafficking and signaling to regulate ERK1/2 signalosome dynamics through CK2-mediated phosphorylation and endocytic trafficking.

Beyond taxonomic identification: integration of ecological responses to a soil bacterial 16S rRNA gene database.

The paper creates a soil-specific 16S rRNA gene database with ecological traits and demonstrates its utility in predicting pH responses of soil bacterial taxa.

Rethinking root-shoot growth dynamics

The paper re-evaluates root-shoot biomass allocation dynamics using a logistic growth model, showing allocation and growth rate are not independent traits and changes in allocation cannot directly compensate for growth impairments.

Disease Risk Analysis in sea turtles: A baseline study to inform conservation efforts

This study conducts a disease risk analysis for all seven sea turtle species, identifying knowledge gaps and suggesting management strategies for conservation.

Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) as a Longitudinal Outcome Measure of Cancer-Related Muscle Wasting in Mice

This study validates DEXA as a longitudinal measure of lean body mass and skeletal muscle wasting in a PDAC mouse model.