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The genome sequence of the silver stretch spider, Tetragnatha montana (Simon, 1874) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) (2025)
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McGregor, A. P., Sumner-Rooney, L., Burkmar, R., & Schoenauer, A. (online). The genome sequence of the silver stretch spider, Tetragnatha montana (Simon, 1874) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). Wellcome Open Research, 9, Article 288. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21782.1

We present a genome assembly from an individual female (the silver stretch spider; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae; Tetragnathidae). The genome sequence is 784.7 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 13 chromosomal pseudomolecul... Read More about The genome sequence of the silver stretch spider, Tetragnatha montana (Simon, 1874) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae).

Effect of a novel house (Star home) and toilet design on domestic fly densities in rural Tanzania (2025)
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Mmbando, A. S., Ngonzi, A. J., Mshamu, S., Bradley, J., Bøjstrup, T. C., Ngowo, H. S., Knudsen, J., von Seidlein, L., Okumu, F. O., & Lindsay, S. W. (2025). Effect of a novel house (Star home) and toilet design on domestic fly densities in rural Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 18(1), Article 106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06722-1

Background: Diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old with domestic flies acting as important mechanical vectors of diarrhoeal pathogens. To assess the effectiveness of a novel house design, “Star home”, and... Read More about Effect of a novel house (Star home) and toilet design on domestic fly densities in rural Tanzania.

Development and patterning of a highly versatile visual system in spiders (2025)
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Baudouin Gonzalez, L., Schönauer, A., Harper, A., Arif, S., Leite, D. J., Steinhoff, P. O. M., Pechmann, M., Telizhenko, V., Pande, A., Schultz, Z. X., Kosiol, C., Aase-Remedios, M., McGregor, A. P., & Sumner-Rooney, L. (2025). Development and patterning of a highly versatile visual system in spiders. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 292(2042), Article 20242069. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2069

Visual systems provide a key interface between organisms and their surroundings, and have evolved in many forms to perform diverse functions across the animal kingdom. Spiders exhibit a range of visual abilities and ecologies, the diversity of which... Read More about Development and patterning of a highly versatile visual system in spiders.

Modularity of Zorya defense systems during phage inhibition (2025)
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Mariano, G., Deme, J. C., Readshaw, J. J., Grobbelaar, M. J., Keenan, M., El-Masri, Y., Bamford, L., Songra, S., Blower, T. R., Palmer, T., & Lea, S. M. (2025). Modularity of Zorya defense systems during phage inhibition. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 2344. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57397-2

Bacteria have evolved an extraordinary diversity of defense systems against bacteriophage (phage) predation. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these anti-phage systems often remain elusive. Here, we provide mechanistic and structural insig... Read More about Modularity of Zorya defense systems during phage inhibition.

Can Predation Pressure Help Explain the Curious Evolution of Ballistic Seed Dispersal? (2025)
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Sharpe, C. R., & Ruxton, G. D. (2025). Can Predation Pressure Help Explain the Curious Evolution of Ballistic Seed Dispersal?. Ecology and Evolution, 15(3), Article e71081. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71081

Ballistic seed dispersal (ballochory) involves the autonomous explosive release of seeds from adult plants. The unconventional mechanics of this strategy have understandably drawn considerable scientific attention. The explosive release of seeds is a... Read More about Can Predation Pressure Help Explain the Curious Evolution of Ballistic Seed Dispersal?.

Postglacial Recolonization of the Southern Ocean by Elephant Seals Occurred From Multiple Glacial Refugia (2025)
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Berg, A. A., Askew, M., Seersholm, F. V., Verry, A. J. F., Hoelzel, A. R., Welch, A., Greig, K., Walter, R., Knapp, M., Barlow, A., Paijmans, J. L. A., Waters, J. M., Bunce, M., McDonald, K., O'Connor, S., Hall, B., Koch, P. L., Baroni, C., Salvatore, M. C., Faulkner, P., …de Bruyn, M. (2025). Postglacial Recolonization of the Southern Ocean by Elephant Seals Occurred From Multiple Glacial Refugia. Global Change Biology, 31(3), Article e70101. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70101

The Southern Ocean is warming more rapidly than other parts of our planet. How this region's endemic biodiversity will respond to such changes can be illuminated by studying past events through genetic analyses of time‐series data sets, including his... Read More about Postglacial Recolonization of the Southern Ocean by Elephant Seals Occurred From Multiple Glacial Refugia.

Mechanical stimulation in plants: molecular insights, morphological adaptations, and agricultural applications in monocots (2025)
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Hansen, A., Gladala-Kostarz, A., Hindhaugh, R., Doonan, J. H., & Bosch, M. (2025). Mechanical stimulation in plants: molecular insights, morphological adaptations, and agricultural applications in monocots. BMC Biology, 23, Article 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02157-3

Mechanical stimulation, including wind exposure, is a common environmental factor for plants and can significantly impact plant phenotype, development, and growth. Most responses to external mechanical stimulation are defined by the term thigmomorpho... Read More about Mechanical stimulation in plants: molecular insights, morphological adaptations, and agricultural applications in monocots.

Dynamic Assembly of Pentamer-Based Protein Nanotubes (2025)
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Koziej, L., Fatehi, F., Aleksejczuk, M., Byrne, M. J., Heddle, J. G., Twarock, R., & Azuma, Y. (2025). Dynamic Assembly of Pentamer-Based Protein Nanotubes. ACS Nano, 19(9), 8786–8798. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c16192

Hollow proteinaceous particles are useful nanometric containers for delivery and catalysis. Understanding the molecular mechanisms and the geometrical theory behind the polymorphic protein assemblies provides a basis for designing ones with the desir... Read More about Dynamic Assembly of Pentamer-Based Protein Nanotubes.

Molecular basis of foreign DNA recognition by BREX anti-phage immunity system (2025)
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Drobiazko, A., Adams, M. C., Skutel, M., Potekhina, K., Kotovskaya, O., Trofimova, A., Matlashov, M., Yatselenko, D., Maxwell, K. L., Blower, T. R., Severinov, K., Ghilarov, D., & Isaev, A. (2025). Molecular basis of foreign DNA recognition by BREX anti-phage immunity system. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 1825. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57006-2

Anti-phage systems of the BREX (BacteRiophage EXclusion) superfamily rely on site-specific epigenetic DNA methylation to discriminate between the host and invading DNA. We demonstrate that in Type I BREX systems, defense and methylation require BREX... Read More about Molecular basis of foreign DNA recognition by BREX anti-phage immunity system.

Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends (2025)
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Border, J. A., Pearce-Higgins, J. W., Hewson, C. M., Howard, C., Stephens, P. A., Willis, S. G., Fuller, R. A., Hanson, J. O., Sierdsema, H., Foppen, R. P. B., Brotons, L., Gargallo, G., Fink, D., & Baillie, S. R. (2025). Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 1813. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57019-x

Populations of many migratory taxa have been declining over recent decades. Although protected areas are a cornerstone for conservation, their role in protecting migratory species can be incomplete due to the dynamic distributions of these species. H... Read More about Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends.

Structural and functional characterization of the extended-diKH domain from the antiviral endoribonuclease KHNYN (2025)
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Youle, R. L., Lista, M. J., Bouton, C., Kunzelmann, S., Wilson, H., Cottee, M. A., Purkiss, A. G., Morris, E. R., Neil, S. J., Taylor, I. A., & Swanson, C. M. (online). Structural and functional characterization of the extended-diKH domain from the antiviral endoribonuclease KHNYN. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Article 108336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108336

Zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) binds CpG dinucleotides in viral RNA and targets them for decay. ZAP interacts with several cofactors to form the ZAP antiviral system, including KHNYN, a multidomain endoribonuclease required for ZAP-mediated RNA... Read More about Structural and functional characterization of the extended-diKH domain from the antiviral endoribonuclease KHNYN.

What is favourable conservation status?: A systematic map protocol (2025)
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Oswald, A. M., Mannion, N., Willis, S. G., Stephens, P. A., & McGowan, P. J. (2025). What is favourable conservation status?: A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 14, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-025-00356-7

Background: Favourable Conservation status (FCS) is the overarching goal of the Habitats and Birds Directives, in which it is described as the situation in which a habitat or species is thriving throughout its natural range and is expected to continu... Read More about What is favourable conservation status?: A systematic map protocol.

Precision of the Integrated Cognitive Assessment for the assessment of neurocognitive performance in athletes (2025)
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Glassbrook, D. J., Chazot, P. L., & Hind, K. (online). Precision of the Integrated Cognitive Assessment for the assessment of neurocognitive performance in athletes. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2464884

This study investigated the precision of the Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA; Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd., Vancouver, Canada) test for the assessment of information processing ability in athletes. Thirty-one participants took part in this stu... Read More about Precision of the Integrated Cognitive Assessment for the assessment of neurocognitive performance in athletes.

Mitigating bias in long‐term terrestrial ecoacoustic studies (2025)
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Jarrett, D., Barnett, R., Bradfer‐Lawrence, T., Froidevaux, J. S. P., Gibb, K., Guinet, P., Greenhalgh, J., Heath, B., Johnston, A., Monfort, J. J. L., Rogers, A., Willis, S. G., & Metcalf, O. (online). Mitigating bias in long‐term terrestrial ecoacoustic studies. Journal of Applied Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70000

Long‐term biodiversity monitoring is needed to track progress towards ambitious global targets to reduce species loss and restore ecosystems. The recent development of cheap and robust acoustic recording devices offers a cost‐effective means of gathe... Read More about Mitigating bias in long‐term terrestrial ecoacoustic studies.

Bacteria encode post-mortem protein catabolism that enables altruistic nutrient recycling (2025)
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Gibson, S. E. R., Frost, I., Hierons, S. J., Moses, T., Poon, W. C. K., West, S. A., & Cann, M. J. (2025). Bacteria encode post-mortem protein catabolism that enables altruistic nutrient recycling. Nature Communications, 16, Article 1400. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56761-6

Bacterial death is critical in nutrient recycling. However, the underlying mechanisms that permit macromolecule recycling after bacterial death are largely unknown. We demonstrate that bacteria encode post-mortem protein catabolism via Lon protease r... Read More about Bacteria encode post-mortem protein catabolism that enables altruistic nutrient recycling.

From human to superhuman: the impact of the microbiome on physiology. (2025)
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Keely, S. J., Cotter, P. D., Wahlstrom, A., Schellekens, H., Weinkove, D., & Barrett, K. E. (2025). From human to superhuman: the impact of the microbiome on physiology. The Journal of Physiology, 603(4), 797-807. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP287883

The complex microbial community residing in the human gut has long been understood to regulate gastrointestinal physiology and to participate in digestive diseases, but its extraintestinal actions and influences are increasingly recognized. This arti... Read More about From human to superhuman: the impact of the microbiome on physiology..

Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls ( Pycnonotus barbatus ) in Cameroon (2025)
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Jarrett, C., Nwaogu, C. J., Tchana, C. N., Kamkeng, M. F. M., Quiñones, A. L. S., Olguin‐Villa, M. C., Helm, B., Powell, L. L., & Welch, A. J. (online). Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls ( Pycnonotus barbatus ) in Cameroon. Ibis: International Journal of Avian Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13395

Moult is an essential part of birds' annual cycle, and requires sufficient intake of energy and nutrients, but we understand little about how such nutritional requirements are met by wild birds. Using faecal metabarcoding, we analysed the diet of mou... Read More about Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls ( Pycnonotus barbatus ) in Cameroon.

Modelling impacts of infrastructure and climatic factors on reindeer forage availability in winter (2025)
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Kater, I., & Baxter, R. (2025). Modelling impacts of infrastructure and climatic factors on reindeer forage availability in winter. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 112, Article 107857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107857

Whilst the impacts of climate and of human activities on various species are being extensively studied, each component is often considered in isolation, hindering a comprehensive understanding of their combined effects. The present research addresses... Read More about Modelling impacts of infrastructure and climatic factors on reindeer forage availability in winter.

The ER-PM interaction is essential for cytokinesis and recruits the actin cytoskeleton through the SCAR/WAVE complex (2025)
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Xu, Z., Zang, J., Zhang, X., Zheng, Q., Li, Y., Field, N., Fiserova, J., Hua, B., Qu, X., Kriechbaumer, V., Deeks, M. J., Hussey, P. J., & Wang, P. (2025). The ER-PM interaction is essential for cytokinesis and recruits the actin cytoskeleton through the SCAR/WAVE complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(6), Article e2416927122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2416927122

Plant cytokinesis requires coordination between the actin cytoskeleton, microtubules 32 and membranes to guide division plane formation and cell plate expansion; how these 33 regulatory factors are coordinated remains unknown. The actin cytoskeleton... Read More about The ER-PM interaction is essential for cytokinesis and recruits the actin cytoskeleton through the SCAR/WAVE complex.

Multiple carbamylation events are required for differential modulation of Cx26 hemichannels and gap junctions by CO 2 (2025)
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Nijjar, S., Brotherton, D., Butler, J., Dospinescu, V., Gannon, H. G., Linthwaite, V., Cann, M., Cameron, A., & Dale, N. (online). Multiple carbamylation events are required for differential modulation of Cx26 hemichannels and gap junctions by CO 2. The Journal of Physiology, https://doi.org/10.1113/jp285885

CO2 directly modifies the gating of connexin26 (Cx26) gap junction channels and hemichannels. This gating depends upon Lys125, and the proposed mechanism involves carbamylation of Lys125 to allow formation of a salt bridge with Arg104 on the neighbou... Read More about Multiple carbamylation events are required for differential modulation of Cx26 hemichannels and gap junctions by CO 2.