L. Santini

Human monoclonal antibodies reveal subdominant gonococcal and meningococcal cross-protective antigens

The paper identifies human monoclonal antibodies that recognize key antigens, PorB and LOS, providing cross-protection against gonococcal and meningococcal infections.

Optogenetic confirmation of transverse-tubular membrane excitability in intact cardiac myocytes

The paper demonstrates that cardiac myocyte T-tubules can generate action potentials autonomously, distinct from those in the sarcolemma, using an all-optical method.

Drivers of species knowledge across the Tree of Life

The paper examines factors influencing biodiversity knowledge distribution, finding socio-cultural traits and species characteristics drive scientific and societal interest.

Modelling the probability of meeting IUCN Red List criteria to support reassessments.

This paper develops models to predict the probability of species meeting specific IUCN Red List criteria, improving extinction risk assessments by identifying key predictors for each criterion.

Testing the predictive performance of comparative extinction risk models to support the global amphibian assessment

The paper predicts amphibian extinction risk using ensemble models to prioritize species for reassessment, finding range size, climate change, and land-use change as key predictors.

Global environmental drivers of local abundance-mass scaling in soil animal communities

The paper examines how climatic and edaphic factors influence body mass-abundance scaling in soil animal communities across four countries.

Rapid Anthropocene realignment of allometric scaling rules

This study shows that the allometric scaling relationship between body size and population density in mammals has shifted over the last 50 years, with varying effects across different groups.

NMD is required for timely cell fate transitions by fine-tuning gene expression and controlling translation

This study shows NMD regulates cell fate transitions by controlling Eif4a2 translation and revealing a hierarchy in Smg5, Smg6, and Smg7 functions.

Assessing the reliability of species distribution projections in climate change research

This study evaluates the reliability of species distribution models under climate change by analyzing common practices and testing model performance with a virtual species approach.

The island rule explains consistent patterns of body size evolution in terrestrial vertebrates

This study uses a phylogenetic meta-analysis to show the island rule applies broadly across vertebrates, with variations influenced by climate, island size, and isolation.

The abundant-centre is not all that abundant: a comment to Osorio-Olvera et al. 2020

The paper critiques Osorio-Olvera et al. 2020's support for the abundant niche-centre hypothesis in North American birds, arguing that methodological choices influenced their conclusions.