R. Garcia

Early-life glucocorticoids accelerate lymphocyte count senescence in roe deer

This study shows that high early-life glucocorticoid levels in roe deer accelerate lymphocyte decline and increase adult parasite susceptibility.

New races with wider virulence indicate local evolution of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in South America

Endocisternal interfaces for minimally invasive neural stimulation and recording of the brain and spinal cord

This paper introduces a chronic endocisternal neural interface for minimally invasive brain and spinal cord stimulation and recording, demonstrating repositioning and explantation capabilities in a large animal model.

Cell response to extracellular matrix energy dissipation outweighs rigidity sensing

The paper shows that substrate energy dissipation suppresses YAP mechanosensing more than stiffness cues in cell mechanotransduction.

What the book of Lambda doesnt tell us about temperate phages and lysogeny in the real world

The paper uses a mathematical model and experiments to show that lysogenic bacteria are resistant and immune to their own temperate phage, confirmed by testing natural Escherichia coli isolates.

Wireless endovascular nerve stimulation with a millimeter-sized magnetoelectric implant

This paper introduces a millimeter-sized wireless implant for endovascular nerve stimulation, demonstrating its ability to target peripheral nerves with minimal invasiveness and reduced risk compared to traditional methods.

Litter characteristics and helping context during early life shape the responsiveness of the stress axis in a wild cooperative breeder

This study examines how litter characteristics and social context during early life influence the stress response in wild Alpine marmots.

The ecological consequences and evolution of retron-mediated suicide as a way to protect Escherichia coli from being killed by phage

The paper models and experiments show retron-mediated abortive infection protects E. coli from phage but only under specific conditions.

The population and evolutionary dynamics of bacteriophage: Why be temperate revisited

This study uses a mathematical model and experimental tests to determine the evolutionary conditions favoring lytic or temperate phage replication modes in bacterial populations.

Discovery of a polybrominated aromatic secondary metabolite from a planctomycete points at an ambivalent interaction with its macroalgae host

The paper identifies a polybrominated secondary metabolite from a planctomycete and suggests it has an ambivalent role in its macroalgae host interaction.