PARIS, France, Dec. 15 -- Adansonia, a peer-reviewed journal from the French Museum of Natural History that says it concerns the inventory, analysis and interpretation of vascular plant biodiversity, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 45, No. 27): Articles: * Honoring Jeanne Baret: Baretia lanata Timana, comb. nov. (Caryophyllaceae), a new endemic genus and species combination for the Flora of Chile The Vol. 45, No. 27 edition of Adansonia   more

LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- Biology Letters, a primarily online peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society that says it publishes short, high-quality articles, reviews and opinion pieces across the biological sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 19, Issue 12): Animal behaviour: * Small tube-nosed seabirds fledge on the full moon and throughout the lunar cycle Evolutionary biology: * Mitonuclear interactions modulate nutritional   more

OXFORD, England, Dec. 16 -- Biology of Reproduction, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for the Study of Reproduction that says it features reproductive biology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 109, Issue 6): Reviews: * Protein glycosylation: bridging maternal-fetal crosstalk during embryo implantation Research Articles: - Embryo * Atypical initial cleavage patterns minimally impact rhesus macaque in vitro embryo morphokinetics   more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 11 -- Biology Open, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features biological and biomedical sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 11): RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Targeting NHE6 gene expression identifies lysosome and neurodevelopmental mechanisms in a haploid in vitro cell model * Mitochondrial metabolism in Drosophila macrophage-like cells regulates body growth via modulation of cytokine and insulin signa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Biomacromolecules, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it is a forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research at the interface of polymer science and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 11, 2023, edition (Vol. 24, Issue 12): Reviews: * Polysaccharide-Based Double-Network Hydrogels: Polysaccharide Effect, Strengthening Mechanisms, and Applications * Physically and Chemically Compartmentalized Polymersomes for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Chemical Reviews, a journal that says it covers organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, theoretical and biological chemistry from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 13, 2023, edition (Vol. 123, Issue 23): Reviews: * Structural Color from Cellulose Nanocrystals or Chitin Nanocrystals: Self-Assembly, Optics, and Applications * Accelerating Quantum Materials Development with Advances in Transmission Electron Mi  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 16 -- Development, a peer-reviewed research journal in the field of developmental biology from the Company of Biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 150, Issue 23): RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: * ABA biosynthesis supports auxin-mediated shoot growth * Collective cAMP signalling helps cells jump from state to state * The duality of TFL1 in shoot development * An RNA-binding protein impacts oogenesis by affecting mi  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec. 12 -- The EMBO Journal, a journal that says it features molecular and cell biology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 42, Issue 24): Review: * Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia Articles: * Single-cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease * An alternative NURF complex sustains acute  more

OXFORD, England, Dec. 14 -- Genes, Genomes, Genetics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Genetics Society of America that says it generates genetic and genomic information, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 12): Editorial: * Genome reports: enhancing rigor, reproducibility, and relevance Investigation: * Two distinct non-ribosomal peptide synthetase-independent siderophore synthetase gene clusters identified in Armillaria and oth  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 14 -- Genetics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings on genetics and genomics from the Genetics Society of America, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 225, Issue 4): Review: * Finding information about uncharacterized Drosophila melanogaster genes WormBook: - Cell Fate, Signaling and Development * Mechanisms of lineage specification in Caenorhabditis elegans Brief Investigation: - Genome Int  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Journal of Cell Biology, a peer-reviewed journal that describe applied cell biology in immunology, neurobiology, metabolism, virology, developmental biology and plant biology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 222, Issue 12): Spotlights: * Splicing under stress: A matter of time and place * Maintaining the barrier: New tactics to protect our breathing * BRAG about (s)lots * Viewpoint: * Super-resolution microscop  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Journal of General Physiology, a journal that says it features biological, chemical or physical mechanisms of physiological significance, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 155, Issue 12): Research News: * Examining the calcium sensitivity of skeletal muscle thick filaments Commentary: * Changing face of contractile activation in striated muscle at physiological temperature Articles: * Dependence of myosin filamen  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 13 -- The Journal of Mammalian Evolution, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the study on morphology, molecular biology, paleobiology, developmental and reproductive biology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 30, Issue 4): * New interpretation of dentition in Early Cretaceous docodontan Sibirotherium based on micro-computed tomography * Petrosal morphology of the Early Cretaceous triconodontid Astroconodon  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 11 -- Mammal Review, a peer-reviewed journal from the Mammal Society that says it covers mammalian biology and ecology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2024 edition (Vol. 54, Issue 1): Perspective: * Growth and opportunities for drone surveillance in pinniped research Reviews: * Unravelling the trophic guild structure of Neotropical Carnivora: diet specialisations, spatial variation and phylogenetic drivers * Evaluating threats to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Microbiology Resource Announcements, a online journal from the American Society for Microbiology that says it publishes articles announcing the availability of sequenced genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in public databases, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 12, No. 12): Genome Sequences: * Phytophthora capsici genome assembly for two isolates using long-read Oxford Nanopore Technology sequenc  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec. 12 -- Molecular Systems Biology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features systems and synthetic biology and systems medicine, posted research articles in its Dec. 6, 2023, edition (Vol. 19, Issue 12): Articles: * Phosphatase specificity principles uncovered by MRBLE:Dephos and global substrate identification * A multi-layered network model identifies Akt1 as a common modulator of neurodegeneration * Integrated systems biology approach identifies gene targets f  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 16 -- Nature Plants, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features plants from their evolution, development, metabolism and environmental interactions, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 12): Editorial: * Political initiatives Correspondence: * Rapidly growing subsidization of crop insurance in Europe ignores potential environmental effects * Physical infrastructure and global capacity are both needed to fi  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 -- Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, a journal that says it focuses on functional and mechanistic understanding of how molecular components in a biological process work together, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 30, Issue 12): Comment: * POLQ to the rescue for double-strand break repair during mitosis News & Views: * Protein import into mitochondria -- a new path through the membranes * Cytoplasmic lattices ser  more

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 11 -- Phytotaxa, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on botanical taxonomy, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 12, 2023, edition (Vol. 630, No. 1): Article: * Phylogeny and taxonomic review of Oreocomopsis with description of a new genus Oreocomoides (Apioideae, Apiaceae) * Taxonomic studies on the genus Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) from China (XXVI): Notes on D. altissimum and D. scabriflorum, with description of a new species,  more

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 13 -- Phytotaxa, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on botanical taxonomy, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 14, 2023, edition (Vol. 630, No. 2): Article: * Taxonomic note on the endemic genus Lophopogon (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) from India * Cymbella alexandrovichii sp. nov. (Cymbellaceae, Bacillariophyceae), a new cymbelloid diatom species with predominantly biseriate striae from South-East Asia * Geranium janakianum (Gera  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Synthetic Biology, a journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 15, 2023, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 12): Letters: * Automated Platform for the Plasmid Construction Process * The Laboratory Automation Protocol (LAP) Format and Repository: A Platform for Enhancing Workflow Efficiency in Synthetic Biology * Tunable Dynamics in a Multistrain Transcriptional Pulse Generator Articles: * ProtWave-VAE: Integrat  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 14 -- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, a journal that says it features plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2024 edition (Vol. 137, Issue 1): * Fine-mapping and evolutionary history of R-BPMV, a dominant resistance gene to Bean pod mottle virus in Phaseolus vulgaris L. * Characterization and fine mapping of a maize lesion mimic mutant (Les8) with enhanced resistance to Curvularia leaf spot and s  more