V. Ramirez

Worldwide study of the taste of bitter medicines and their modifiers

This study examines bitterness perception of medicines and modifiers across diverse ancestries, finding ancestry-related differences in bitterness ratings and genetic associations with taste sensitivity.

Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to pets in Washington and Idaho: burden and risk factors

The paper investigates SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to pets in households, finding that 21% of dogs and 39% of cats showed clinical signs, with seropositivity and PCR positivity rates of 40% and 5% in dogs, and 43% and 8% in cats.

Degradation of mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-β-D-glucan in maize is mediated by the CAL1 licheninase

The paper identifies CAL1 as a licheninase responsible for degrading mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-β-D-glucan in maize, showing its role in regulating MLG content and saccharification efficiency.

Genetic dissection of cell wall defects and the strigolactone pathway in Arabidopsis.

The paper investigates the interaction between secondary wall defects and strigolactone biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, showing that SLs suppress irx syndrome phenotypes in xylan and cellulose mutants but not in primary wall mutants.

Fecal microbiota dysbiosis in macaques and humans within a shared environment

The paper examines microbiome overlap between humans and macaques in a shared environment, finding significant differences in gut microbiota dispersion patterns between exposed and control macaques.

Growth- and stress-related defects associated to wall hypoacetylation are strigolactone-dependent

The paper shows that strigolactone biosynthesis compensates for wall hypoacetylation defects in Arabidopsis, suggesting SL pathway activation is a response to wall structural changes.