M. Herrmann

Magnesium hydroxide nanoneedles derived from Anthocleista schweinfurthii Gilg (Loganiaceae) support mesenchymal stromal cell proliferation and wound healing

This study shows that Mg(OH)2 nanoneedles from Anthocleista schweinfurthii promote mesenchymal stromal cell proliferation and enhance wound healing in rats.

Hepatitis C virus cell culture adaptive mutations enhance cell culture propagation by multiple mechanisms but boost antiviral responses in primary human hepatocytes

This study identifies cell culture adaptive mutations in HCV that enhance replicative fitness in cell lines but reduce virion production in primary human hepatocytes by boosting antiviral responses.

Differential contribution of nitrifying prokaryotes to groundwater nitrification

The paper investigates the contribution of nitrifying prokaryotes to groundwater nitrification, finding that AOB dominate the first step of nitrification despite CMX's numerical predominance.

Multi-omics profiling of collagen-induced arthritis mouse model reveals early metabolic dysregulation via SIRT1 axis

This study identifies early metabolic dysregulation in a mouse arthritis model through integrative metabolomics and RNA-seq, highlighting the SIRT1 axis as a potential therapeutic target.

Rates of primary production in groundwater rival those in oligotrophic marine systems

The paper measures carbon fixation rates in groundwater and finds they rival those in oligotrophic marine systems.

Groundwater bacterial communities evolve over time, exhibiting oscillating similarity patterns in response to recharge

The paper analyzes groundwater bacterial communities over six years to show they change with recharge events, becoming more dissimilar over time.

Initial HCV infection of adult hepatocytes triggers a temporally structured transcriptional program containing diverse pro- and anti-viral elements

This study identifies temporally structured transcriptional changes in HCV-infected human hepatocytes, revealing both antiviral and pro-viral programs that may contribute to viral persistence.

Drought and rewetting events enhance nitrate leaching and seepage-mediated translocation of microbes from beech forest soils

The paper examines how drought and rewetting events affect nitrate leaching and microbial translocation in beech forest soils, finding increased nitrate leaching and shifts in microbial abundance in seepage.

Museum phylogenomics of extinct Oryctes beetles from the Mascarene Islands

This study uses museum specimens to generate whole-genome phylogenies of extinct Oryctes beetles, revealing taxonomic misclassifications and independent colonization events on the Mascarene Islands.

Canopy position has a stronger effect than tree species identity on phyllosphere bacterial diversity in a floodplain hardwood forest

Microvasculopathy, Luminal Calcification and Premature Aging in Fetuin-A Deficient Mice

This study shows fetuin-A deficiency leads to microvascular calcification and premature aging in mice, associated with thrombosis and fibrosis rather than osteochondrogenic differentiation.

Microvasculopathy And Soft Tissue Calcification In Mice Are Governed by Fetuin-A, Pyrophosphate And Magnesium

The paper identifies fetuin-A, pyrophosphate, and magnesium as key regulators of calcification in fetuin-A deficient mice and shows that their combined deficiency can be mitigated by dietary or parenteral supplementation.

Contrasting patterns of divergence at the regulatory and sequence level in European Daphnia galeata natural populations

The paper compares sequence and gene expression divergence in four European Daphnia galeata populations to identify regions of local adaptation.

Engineered Microbes to Sense and Respond to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

This paper engineers non-pathogenic E. coli to detect ETEC using quorum sensing and cellulose encapsulation for environmental monitoring.