F. Lopes

From museum drawer to tree: historical DNA phylogenomics clarifies the systematics of rare dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from museum collections

The paper uses low-cost DNA extraction and Ultraconserved Elements to generate a phylogenetic tree of rare dung beetles from museum specimens, revealing reclassification of a genus.

The pharmacopeia of helminth-derived metabolites driving tolerance in dendritic cells

The paper identifies helminth-derived metabolites that reprogram dendritic cells to a tolerogenic phenotype, reducing intestinal inflammation in mice.

Metagenomics reveals that Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on Reptile dung and could feed on that of Dinosaurs

This study uses metagenomics and trapping experiments to show dung beetles feed on reptile and bird dung, suggesting sauropsid dung may have driven their evolution and insular community formation.

Modeling foot-and-mouth disease dissemination in Brazil and evaluating the effectiveness of control measures

This study models FMD spread in Brazil and evaluates control measures, finding vaccination and depopulation reduce outbreak magnitude and duration.

Effects of rumen-protected methionine supplementation on the performance of high production dairy cows in the tropics

This study shows that rumen-protected methionine supplementation improves milk yield and components in high-producing dairy cows during early lactation.

Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere

This study uses genome-wide sequencing to resolve the phylogeny of eared seals, finding incomplete lineage sorting explains phylogenetic discordance and supports a recent trans-hemispheric dispersal and rapid diversification.

Cathelicidin senses enteric pathogen Salmonella typhimurium/LPS for colonic chemokine generation: a new innate immune role for a host defense peptide

This paper identifies cathelicidin as a sensor for Salmonella typhimurium and LPS that enhances IL-8 production in the colon to recruit neutrophils during infection.