T. Jackson

Clec12a tempers inflammation while restricting expansion of a colitogenic commensal

This study shows that Clec12a limits inflammation and prevents the expansion of a harmful commensal bacteria, Faecalibaculum rodentium, by enhancing macrophage phagocytosis.

A common venomous ancestor? Prevalent bee venom genes evolved before the aculeate stinger while few major toxins are bee-specific

The paper investigates the origin of venom genes in hymenopteran insects, finding that most venom proteins predate the evolution of the aculeate stinger and are shared across the clade, with only a few being unique to bees.

A Transparent Ultrasound Array for Real-time Optical, Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging

This paper introduces a transparent ultrasound transducer array that enables real-time multimodal imaging combining ultrasound, photoacoustic, and optical contrasts.

Mutagenesis Mapping of RNA Structures within the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Genome Reveals Functional Elements Localised in the Polymerase (3Dpol) Encoding Region.

The paper identifies three critical RNA structures in the FMDV genome essential for replicon replication, while 42 others are non-essential, suggesting potential targets for vaccine development.

A novel human fetal liver-derived model reveals that MLL-AF4 drives a distinct fetal gene expression program in infant ALL

Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon

This study identifies environmental factors influencing the distribution of extremely tall trees in the Amazon using LiDAR data, finding wind speed as the strongest predictor.