N. Silva

Distinct intersecting pathways link homolog pairing to initiation of meiotic chromosome synapsis

This study identifies BRA-2 and HIM-17 as distinct factors involved in meiotic synapsis licensing and homolog pairing in C. elegans.

Pervasive relaxed selection on spermatogenesis genes coincident with the evolution of polygyny in gorillas

This study identifies genes under relaxed purifying selection in gorillas linked to male reproductive function, showing their association with human male infertility.

Insulin B peptide-MHC class II-specific chimeric antigen 1 receptor-Tregs prevent autoimmune diabetes

This paper demonstrates that InsB-g7 CAR Tregs specific for an insulin B-chain peptide prevent autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice.

Community assembly as a basis for tropical forest restoration in a global change scenario

The paper investigates how environmental variables and seed dispersal types influence diversity and community structure in the Rio Doce Basin, providing guidance for tropical forest restoration under global change.

Impacts of reduced inorganic N:P ratio on three distinct plankton communities in the Humboldt upwelling system

The paper examines how reduced inorganic N:P ratios affect plankton communities in the Humboldt upwelling system, finding that community composition has a greater impact than the NP ratio itself.

Computational fluid dynamic analysis reveals the underlying physical forces playing a role in 3D multiplex brain organoid cultures

The paper uses computational fluid dynamics to compare multiplex brain organoid culture systems and finds that steering plates match spinner flask shear stress parameters, improving organoid formation.

The conserved LEM-3/Ankle1 nuclease is involved in the combinatorial regulation of meiotic recombination repair and chromosome segregation in Caenorhabditis elegans

This study identifies LEM-3/Ankle1 as a nuclease involved in processing meiotic recombination intermediates, promoting non-crossover (NCO) outcomes and resolving erroneous intermediates during meiotic divisions in C. elegans.