S. Whelan

Corticosterone release in very young siblicidal seabird chicks (Rissa tridactyla) is sensitive to environmental variability and responds rapidly and robustly to external challenges

This study examines corticosterone release in seabird chicks under different feeding conditions and challenges, finding that their HPA response varies with environmental factors and external stimuli.

Glutathione supports lipid abundance in vivo

This study shows that glutathione (GSH) is essential for lipid abundance in adult tissues, particularly in the liver, by repressing NRF2.

The role of wingbeat frequency and amplitude in flight power

The paper examines how wingbeat frequency and amplitude relate to flight power in birds, finding that amplitude is more variable and better reflects energy demands than frequency alone.

Imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

This study shows that hybrid immunity and vaccine boosters provide potent neutralizing activity against Omicron BA.1 and BA.2, while breakthrough infections induce nasal mucosal neutralization and identify an ultrapotent pan-variant antibody.

Key Drivers of Ecological Assembly in the Hindgut of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) when Fed with a Macroalgal Supplemented diet - How Robust Is the Gut to Taxonomic Perturbation?

This study examines ecological assembly processes in the gut microbiome of Atlantic cod fed macroalgae-supplemented diets, finding that dispersal limitation drives community structure in some groups while robustness increases over time.

Ecological inference using data from accelerometers needs careful protocols

This paper evaluates accelerometer accuracy in ecological studies, showing that calibration, tag placement, and attachment procedures significantly affect data quality and ecological inference.

Temporal changes in the gut microbiota in farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) outweigh the response to diet supplementation with macroalgae.

This study supplements Atlantic cod diets with macroalgae and finds no significant impact on gut microbiota from sea lettuce, but notable effects from egg wrack, with temporal changes outweighing dietary effects.

Programmable gene regulation for metabolic engineering using decoy transcription factor binding sites

This study develops synthetic transcription factor sponge systems to regulate gene expression in E. coli for metabolic engineering, achieving a 16-fold increase in arginine production with genetic stability.

Vesicular stomatitis virus transcription is inhibited by TRIM69 in the interferon-induced antiviral state

This study identifies TRIM69 as an IFN-induced antiviral factor that inhibits VSVIND replication by targeting its phosphoprotein P through a novel transcriptional inhibition mechanism.

Human, Nonhuman Primate, and Bat Cells Are Broadly Susceptible to Tibrovirus Particle Cell Entry

The paper shows that tibrovirus glycoproteins can enter human, bat, and nonhuman primate cells, but replication resistance varies among cell types.

Physicochemical amino acid properties better describe substitution rates in large populations

The paper introduces a parametric codon model that distinguishes radical and conservative amino acid substitutions, finding better fit in large populations but not smaller ones.