K. Miyamoto

Transition to the structurally vulnerable nuclear state is an integral part of mouse embryonic development

The paper shows that mouse embryonic nuclei become structurally and mechanically vulnerable at the 2-cell stage due to lamin B1 loss via autophagy, essential for chromatin organization and zygotic genome activation.

Environmental DNA metabarcoding for biodiversity monitoring of a highly-diverse tropical fish community in a coral-reef lagoon: Estimation of species richness and detection of habitat segregation

This study uses eDNA metabarcoding to estimate species richness and detect habitat segregation in a tropical coral reef lagoon, finding higher species detection compared to capture-based surveys.