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39775870 | PMC11774123 | pmc | 2,267 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Land use and agricultural soil management affect soil fungal communities that ultimately influence soil health. Subsoils harbor nutrient reservoir for plants and can play a significant role in plant growth and soil carbon sequestration. Typically, microbial analyses are restricted to topsoil (... | 7,774 |
36869057 | PMC9984465 | pmc | 2,268 | {
"abstract": "Chronically high levels of inorganic nutrients have been documented in Florida’s coral reefs and are linked to increased prevalence and severity of coral bleaching and disease. Naturally disease-resistant genotypes of the staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis are rare, and it is unknown whether prolong... | 6,267 |
36543800 | PMC9772184 | pmc | 2,270 | {
"abstract": "Silk is a unique, remarkably strong biomaterial made of simple protein building blocks. To date, no synthetic method has come close to reproducing the properties of natural silk, due to the complexity and insufficient understanding of the mechanism of the silk fiber formation. Here, we use a combinatio... | 8,045 |
34361010 | PMC8347015 | pmc | 2,271 | {
"abstract": "Biofilms are complex structures formed by a community of microbes adhering to a surface and/or to each other through the secretion of an adhesive and protective matrix. The establishment of these structures requires a coordination of action between microorganisms through powerful communication systems ... | 4,580 |
31485382 | null | s2 | 2,272 | {
"abstract": "Synthetic biology combines engineering and biology to produce artificial systems with programmable features. Specifically, engineered microenvironments have advanced immensely over the past few decades, owing in part to the merging of materials with biological mimetic structures. In this review, we ada... | 188 |
30913215 | PMC6435174 | pmc | 2,273 | {
"abstract": "Fe(III)-rich deposits referred to as “iron mounds” develop when Fe(II)-rich acid mine drainage (AMD) emerges at the terrestrial surface, and aeration of the fluids induces oxidation of Fe(II), with subsequent precipitation of Fe(III) phases. As Fe(III) phases accumulate in these systems, O 2 gradients... | 4,127 |
37684613 | PMC10492371 | pmc | 2,274 | {
"abstract": "Background Cyanobacteria are emerging as green cell factories for sustainable biofuel and chemical production, due to their photosynthetic ability to use solar energy, carbon dioxide and water in a direct process. The model cyanobacterial strain Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has been engineered for the ... | 11,405 |
38896623 | PMC11186498 | pmc | 2,275 | {
"abstract": "Flexible and stretchable electronic devices are subject to failure because of vulnerable circuit interconnections. We develop a low-voltage (1.5 to 4.5 V) and rapid (as low as 5 s) electric welding strategy to integrate both rigid electronic components and soft sensors in flexible circuits under ambien... | 1,628 |
29575478 | null | s2 | 2,276 | {
"abstract": "A major goal of nanotechnology and bioengineering is to build artificial nanomachines capable of generating specific membrane curvatures on demand. Inspired by natural membrane-deforming proteins, we designed DNA-origami curls that polymerize into nanosprings and show their efficacy in vesicle deformat... | 201 |
24921050 | null | s2 | 2,277 | {
"abstract": "The preparation, characterization, and use of a UV responsive non-woven nanofiber polymeric mesh is reported that transitions from being hydrophobic to hydrophilic. Three distinct wetting profiles are observed during the wetting process. 3D hydrophilic cavities were created within the hydrophobic bulk ... | 103 |
35975089 | PMC9347211 | pmc | 2,278 | {
"abstract": "Although a wide range of self-healing materials have been reported by researchers, it is still a challenge to endow exceptional mechanical properties and shape memory characteristics simultaneously in a single material. Inspired by the structure of natural silk, herein, we have adopted a simple synthet... | 6,853 |
35412890 | PMC9169844 | pmc | 2,279 | {
"abstract": "Significance Inoculation of cereals with diazotrophic (N 2 -fixing) bacteria offers a sustainable alternative to the application of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture. While natural diazotrophs have evolved multilayered regulatory mechanisms that couple N 2 fixation with assimilation of the product N... | 1,130 |
39723137 | PMC11668738 | pmc | 2,280 | {
"abstract": "Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) represents a symbiotic mutualistic association between most land plants and Glomeromycota fungi. AM fungi develops specialized intraradical and highly branched structures, called arbuscules, where bidirectional exchange of nutrients between plant and fungi partners occurs, ... | 5,453 |
31396058 | PMC6664086 | pmc | 2,281 | {
"abstract": "Cortical synapse organization supports a range of dynamic states on multiple spatial and temporal scales, from synchronous slow wave activity (SWA), characteristic of deep sleep or anesthesia, to fluctuating, asynchronous activity during wakefulness (AW). Such dynamic diversity poses a challenge for pr... | 4,348 |
28211847 | PMC5437931 | pmc | 2,282 | {
"abstract": "Most anoxic environments are populated by small (<10 μm) heterotrophic eukaryotes that prey on different microbial community members. How predatory eukaryotes engage in beneficial interactions with other microbes has rarely been investigated so far. Here, we studied an example of such an interaction by... | 3,702 |
35207157 | PMC8875440 | pmc | 2,283 | {
"abstract": "Electrospinning is a unique technique that can be used to synthesize polymer and metal oxide nanofibers. In materials science, a very active field is represented by research on electrospun nanofibers. Fibrous membranes present fascinating features, such as a large surface area to volume ratio, excellen... | 1,917 |
34557731 | PMC8454563 | pmc | 2,284 | {
"abstract": "Summary The collection of physiological signals as well as the electrical stimulation to the biotissues are significant but challenging. There is a huge gap between the living systems and electronics. Biotissues are wet and soft, while electronics are dry and relatively stiff; biotissues conduct ions, ... | 161 |
35064156 | PMC8782828 | pmc | 2,285 | {
"abstract": "Research on various neuro-inspired technologies has received much attention. However, while higher-order neural functions such as recognition have been emphasized, the fundamental properties of neural circuits as advanced control systems have not been fully exploited. Here, we applied the functions of ... | 7,908 |
34443716 | PMC8400133 | pmc | 2,287 | {
"abstract": "The silver particles were grown in situ on the surface of wood by the silver mirror method and modified with stearic acid to acquire a surface with superhydrophobic and antibacterial properties. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray energy spectroscopy (XPS)... | 2,081 |
16522219 | PMC1431723 | pmc | 2,288 | {
"abstract": "Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is more important than gene duplication in bacterial evolution, as has recently been illustrated by work demonstrating the role of HGT in the emergence of bacterial metabolic networks."
} | 53 |
18846089 | null | s2 | 2,289 | {
"abstract": "Genomic data allow the large-scale manual or semi-automated assembly of metabolic network reconstructions, which provide highly curated organism-specific knowledge bases. Although several genome-scale network reconstructions describe Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, they differ in scope and content... | 332 |
38402147 | PMC10893638 | pmc | 2,290 | {
"abstract": "Background 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) is widely used in the cosmetic, food, and drug industries with a worldwide consumption of over 1.5 million metric tons per year. Although efforts have been made to engineer microbial hosts such as Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce 1,2-PDO from renewable resour... | 4,298 |
26870079 | PMC4740370 | pmc | 2,292 | {
"abstract": "Application of hyperaccumulator-endophyte symbiotic systems is a potential approach to improve phytoremediation efficiency, since some beneficial endophytic bacteria are able to detoxify heavy metals, alter metal solubility in soil, and facilitate plant growth. The objective of this study was to isolat... | 6,002 |
30410711 | PMC6171786 | pmc | 2,295 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Since the development of DNA origami by Paul Rothemund in 2006, the field of structural DNA nanotechnology has undergone tremendous growth. Through DNA origami and related approaches, self-assembly of specified DNA sequences allows for the ‘bottom-up’ construction of diverse nanostructures. By... | 1,112 |
25889067 | PMC4374363 | pmc | 2,296 | {
"abstract": "In ancient Chinese philosophy, Yin-Yang describes two contrary forces that are interconnected and interdependent. This concept also holds true in microbial cell factories, where Yin represents energy metabolism in the form of ATP, and Yang represents carbon metabolism. Current biotechnology can effecti... | 1,376 |
39209850 | PMC11362583 | pmc | 2,297 | {
"abstract": "The geosphere and the microbial biosphere have co-evolved for ~3.8 Ga, with many lines of evidence suggesting a hydrothermal habitat for life’s origin. However, the extent that contemporary thermophiles and their hydrothermal habitats reflect those that likely existed on early Earth remains unknown. To... | 3,050 |
29382050 | PMC5855892 | pmc | 2,299 | {
"abstract": "A recent trend in the development of high mass consumption electron devices is towards electronic textiles (e-textiles), smart wearable devices, smart clothes, and flexible or printable electronics. Intrinsically soft, stretchable, flexible, Wearable Memories and Computing devices (WMCs) bring us close... | 2,708 |
17394648 | PMC1852104 | pmc | 2,300 | {
"abstract": "Background The Archaea are highly diverse in terms of their physiology, metabolism and ecology. Presently, very few molecular characteristics are known that are uniquely shared by either all archaea or the different main groups within archaea. The evolutionary relationships among different groups withi... | 13,540 |
32566852 | PMC7301548 | pmc | 2,305 | {
"abstract": "Wettability is an important surface property owing to\nits useful characteristics such as self-cleaning, antifrosting, and\nanticorrosion. In particular, an oleophobic surface, which can overcome\nthe limitation of the antifouling performance of a hydrophobic surface,\nis a considerably valuable resear... | 4,374 |
35208661 | PMC8879951 | pmc | 2,306 | {
"abstract": "Because microorganisms are the primary driving force behind litter decomposition, they play an important role in maintaining ecosystem material and chemical cycling. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can improve host plant tolerance to various environmental stressors, making their application in mining... | 3,150 |
36923901 | PMC10009464 | pmc | 2,307 | {
"abstract": "The expression of many virulence genes in bacteria is regulated by quorum sensing (QS), and the inhibition of this mechanism has been intensely investigated. N -acetylcysteine (NAC) has good antibacterial activity and is able to interfere with biofilm-related respiratory infections, but little is know... | 7,623 |
23924783 | PMC3869008 | pmc | 2,308 | {
"abstract": "Coral reefs are threatened throughout the world. A major factor contributing to their decline is outbreaks and propagation of coral diseases. Due to the complexity of coral-associated microbe communities, little is understood in terms of disease agents, hosts and vectors. It is known that compromised h... | 3,575 |
37152640 | PMC10158823 | pmc | 2,309 | {
"abstract": "Replacing traditional substrates in industrial bioprocesses to advance the sustainable production of chemicals is an urgent need in the context of the circular economy. However, since the limited degradability of non-conventional carbon sources often returns lower yields, effective exploitation of such... | 7,299 |
26366145 | PMC4553704 | pmc | 2,310 | {
"abstract": "A novel switchable adhesive, inspired by the gecko's fibrillar dry attachment system, is introduced. It consists of a patterned surface with an array of mushroom-shaped pillars having two distinct heights. The different pillar heights allow control of the pull-off force in two steps by application of a... | 3,607 |
35252703 | PMC8892856 | pmc | 2,312 | {
"abstract": "A surface with a\ngradient physical or chemical feature, such as\nroughness, hardness, wettability, and chemistry, serves as a powerful\nplatform for high-throughput investigation of cell responses to a\nbiointerface. In this work, we developed a continuous antifouling\ngradient surface using pyrogallo... | 5,239 |
40248242 | PMC12004222 | pmc | 2,316 | {
"abstract": "A promising approach for developing self-healing polymer materials involves the formation of reversible dynamic crosslinked networks. However, most self-healing systems require external stimuli such as temperature or pressure, to achieve effective healing. In this study, we successfully developed self-... | 9,287 |
25888221 | PMC4381447 | pmc | 2,317 | {
"abstract": "Background Quorum Sensing (QS) systems influence biofilm formation, an important virulence factor related to the bacterial survival and antibiotic resistance. In Acinetobacter baumannii , biofilm formation depends on pili biosynthesis, structures assembled via the csuA/BABCDE chaperone-usher secretion... | 2,349 |
24497994 | PMC3908949 | pmc | 2,318 | {
"abstract": "Invasive species may owe some of their success in competing and co-existing with native species to microbial symbioses they are capable of forming. Tall fescue is a cool-season, non-native, invasive grass capable of co-existing with native warm-season grasses in North American grasslands that frequentl... | 5,134 |
27152937 | PMC5113850 | pmc | 2,319 | {
"abstract": "The myxobacteria are a family of soil bacteria that form biofilms of complex architecture, aligned multilayered swarms or fruiting body structures that are simple or branched aggregates containing myxospores. Here, we examined the structural role of matrix exopolysaccharide (EPS) in the organization of... | 2,734 |
35519096 | PMC9055642 | pmc | 2,320 | {
"abstract": "A novel approach for thermo-responsive wettability has been accomplished by surface roughness change induced by thermal expansion of paraffin coated on titanate nanostructures. The surface exhibits thermo-responsive and reversible wettability change in a hydrophobic regime; the surface shows superhydro... | 470 |
27260327 | PMC4893272 | pmc | 2,323 | {
"abstract": "Background Lignocellulosic raw materials have extensively been examined for the production of bio-based fuels, chemicals, and polymers using microbial platforms. Since xylose is one of the major components of the hydrolyzed lignocelluloses, it is being considered a promising substrate in lignocellulose... | 7,295 |
40212327 | PMC11935989 | pmc | 2,324 | {
"abstract": "Electronic skins have been developed for sensing vertical pressure and tensile strain individually. Here, a stretchable, multifunctional, and 3D electronic skin (SMTE) is fabricated to imitate the squid's natural structure to achieve strain visualization and pressure sensing at the same time. The SMTE ... | 8,131 |
39935465 | PMC11811698 | pmc | 2,325 | {
"abstract": "The increasing demand for rare earth elements (REEs) necessitates the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly leaching methods. This study investigates the use of biological pretreatment to improve metal recovery from REE ore obtained from the Mushgia Khudag deposit. Characterization... | 6,732 |
37328514 | PMC10275999 | pmc | 2,326 | {
"abstract": "Reservoir computing (RC) offers efficient temporal information processing with low training cost. All-ferroelectric implementation of RC is appealing because it can fully exploit the merits of ferroelectric memristors (e.g., good controllability); however, this has been undemonstrated due to the challe... | 2,897 |
19384423 | PMC2668766 | pmc | 2,327 | {
"abstract": "Background Coral reefs around the world are experiencing large-scale degradation, largely due to global climate change, overfishing, diseases and eutrophication. Climate change models suggest increasing frequency and severity of warming-induced coral bleaching events, with consequent increases in coral... | 6,204 |
29468126 | PMC5779732 | pmc | 2,328 | {
"abstract": "Chemical and fuel production by photosynthetic cyanobacteria is a promising technology but to date has not reached competitive rates and titers. Genome-scale metabolic modeling can reveal limitations in cyanobacteria metabolism and guide genetic engineering strategies to increase chemical production. H... | 3,247 |
27093046 | PMC5030697 | pmc | 2,329 | {
"abstract": "Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are asexual, obligately symbiotic fungi with unique morphology and genomic structure, which occupy a dual niche, that is, the soil and the host root. Consequently, the direct adoption of models for community assembly developed for other organism groups is not evident. In th... | 1,407 |
32165719 | PMC7067859 | pmc | 2,330 | {
"abstract": "The three-dimensional hierarchical morphology of surfaces greatly affects the wettability, absorption and microfabrication properties of their hybrid materials, however few scalable methods exist that controls simultaneously complex geometric shape and spatial scattered location and their physical prop... | 7,635 |
35845416 | PMC9284946 | pmc | 2,331 | {
"abstract": "Cyanobacteria are a promising photosynthetic chassis to produce biofuels, biochemicals, and pharmaceuticals at the expense of CO 2 and light energy. Glycogen accumulation represents a universal carbon sink mechanism among cyanobacteria, storing excess carbon and energy from photosynthesis and may comp... | 7,414 |
30027501 | PMC6208612 | pmc | 2,332 | {
"abstract": "Several studies have described that cyanobacteria use blue light less efficiently for photosynthesis than most eukaryotic phototrophs, but comprehensive studies of this phenomenon are lacking. Here, we study the effect of blue (450 nm), orange (625 nm), and red (660 nm) light on growth of the model cya... | 4,870 |
35484107 | PMC9051161 | pmc | 2,333 | {
"abstract": "A self-organizing map (SOM) is a powerful unsupervised learning neural network for analyzing high-dimensional data in various applications. However, hardware implementation of SOM is challenging because of the complexity in calculating the similarities and determining neighborhoods. We experimentally d... | 1,565 |
33536938 | PMC7848188 | pmc | 2,334 | {
"abstract": "The symbiosis between cnidarian hosts and photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae (i.e., zooxanthellae) provides the energy foundation of coral reef ecosystems in oligotrophic waters. The structure of symbiont biota and the dominant species of algal symbiont partly shape the enviro... | 5,226 |
16332160 | PMC1310649 | pmc | 2,335 | {
"abstract": "Pollination is exclusively or mainly animal mediated for 70% to 90% of angiosperm species. Thus, pollinators provide an essential ecosystem service to humankind. However, the impact of human-induced biodiversity loss on the functioning of plant–pollinator interactions has not been tested experimentally... | 3,168 |
35407265 | PMC9000849 | pmc | 2,336 | {
"abstract": "Eco-friendly energy harvesting from the surrounding environment has been triggered extensive researching enthusiasm due to the threat of global energy crisis and environmental pollutions. By the conversion of mechanical energy that is omnipresent in our environment into electrical energy, triboelectric... | 8,007 |
38551595 | PMC11008094 | pmc | 2,338 | {
"abstract": "Methane emissions present a significant environmental\nchallenge\nin both natural and engineered aquatic environments. Denitrifying\nanaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) has the potential for application\nin wastewater treatment plants. However, our understanding of the\nN-DAMO process is primarily bas... | 6,333 |
32982673 | PMC7487417 | pmc | 2,339 | {
"abstract": "Simulation of large scale biologically plausible spiking neural networks, e.g., Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network (BCPNN), usually requires high-performance supercomputers with dedicated accelerators, such as GPUs, FPGAs, or even Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). Almost all... | 3,356 |
19735279 | null | s2 | 2,340 | {
"abstract": "Quorum sensing (QS) cell-cell communication systems are utilized by bacteria to coordinate their behaviour according to cell density. Several different types of QS signal molecules have been identified, among which acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) produced by Proteobacteria have been studied to the grea... | 391 |
23656326 | null | s2 | 2,342 | {
"abstract": "Microbially produced alkanes are a new class of biofuels that closely match the chemical composition of petroleum-based fuels. Alkanes can be generated from the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway by the reduction of acyl-ACPs followed by decarbonylation of the resulting aldehydes. A current limitation of ... | 289 |
38004879 | PMC10673317 | pmc | 2,343 | {
"abstract": "Nanofibers have gained much attention because of the large surface area they can provide. Thus, many fabrication methods that produce nanofiber materials have been proposed. Electrospinning is a spinning technique that can use an electric field to continuously and uniformly generate polymer and composi... | 1,518 |
19077236 | PMC2621215 | pmc | 2,345 | {
"abstract": "Background Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is a major participant in consortia of microorganisms used for the industrial recovery of copper (bioleaching or biomining). It is a chemolithoautrophic, γ-proteobacterium using energy from the oxidation of iron- and sulfur-containing minerals for growth. It t... | 14,983 |
36658394 | PMC10030642 | pmc | 2,346 | {
"abstract": "Closely interacting microbial species pairs (e.g., predator and prey) can become coadapted via reciprocal natural selection. A fundamental challenge in evolutionary ecology is to untangle how coevolution in small species groups affects and is affected by biotic interactions in diverse communities. We c... | 2,936 |
39905014 | PMC11794851 | pmc | 2,347 | {
"abstract": "The seamless integration of rigid/flexible electronic components into stretchable substrates is imperative for the realization of reliable stretchable electronics. However, the transition from flexible-to-stretchable substrates presents inherent challenges in interfacial behavior, predominantly arising... | 2,485 |
24808856 | PMC4010740 | pmc | 2,348 | {
"abstract": "In 1943 McCulloch and Pitts suggested that the brain is composed of reliable logic-gates similar to the logic at the core of today's computers. This framework had a limited impact on neuroscience, since neurons exhibit far richer dynamics. Here we propose a new experimentally corroborated paradigm in w... | 2,661 |
32183145 | PMC7183087 | pmc | 2,349 | {
"abstract": "The combination of the triboelectric effect and static electricity as a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has been extensively studied. TENGs using nanofibers have advantages such as high surface roughness, porous structure, and ease of production by electrospinning; however, their shortcomings includ... | 3,988 |
36684523 | PMC9843297 | pmc | 2,350 | {
"abstract": "With over a decade of tremendous effort and exciting developments, we have yet to see the successful commercialization of wearable soft electronics due to the lack of reliable energy solutions. This perspective summarizes the theoretical limits and the practical limitations for wearable energy devices ... | 88 |
39762374 | PMC11704319 | pmc | 2,352 | {
"abstract": "Over the past decades, human impacts have changed the structure of tropical benthic reef communities towards coral depletion and macroalgal proliferation. However, how these changes have modified chemical and microbial waterscapes is poorly known. Here, we assessed how the experimental removal of macro... | 5,936 |
35394830 | PMC8993117 | pmc | 2,353 | {
"abstract": "Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have gained much attention because they can provide superior complex image recognition through convolution operations. Convolution processes require repeated multiplication and accumulation operations, which are difficult tasks for conventional computing systems. Co... | 2,031 |
28346361 | PMC5412291 | pmc | 2,354 | {
"abstract": "Most species in the Leguminosae (legume family) can fix atmospheric nitrogen (N 2 ) via symbiotic bacteria (rhizobia) in root nodules. Here, the literature on legume-rhizobia symbioses in field soils was reviewed and genotypically characterised rhizobia related to the taxonomy of the legumes from which... | 3,280 |
36611085 | PMC9825370 | pmc | 2,355 | {
"abstract": "An increasing number of frequently applied portable electronics has raised the significance of self-powered systems. In this regard, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have drawn considerable attention due to their diversity of design and high power output. As a widely used material in TENG electrode... | 4,731 |
28462927 | PMC5418572 | pmc | 2,358 | {
"abstract": "Biofilms are social entities where bacteria live in tightly packed agglomerations, surrounded by self-secreted exopolymers. Since production of exopolymers is costly and potentially exploitable by non-producers, mechanisms that prevent invasion of non-producing mutants are hypothesized. Here we study l... | 2,535 |
22924473 | null | s2 | 2,359 | {
"abstract": "Designing nanoscale objects with the potential to perform externally controlled motion in biological environments is one of the most sought-after objectives in nanotechnology. Different types of chemically and physically powered motors have been prepared at the macro- and microscale. However, the prepa... | 274 |
17888177 | PMC2151768 | pmc | 2,360 | {
"abstract": "Background Biological systems are often modular: they can be decomposed into nearly-independent structural units that perform specific functions. The evolutionary origin of modularity is a subject of much current interest. Recent theory suggests that modularity can be enhanced when the environment chan... | 1,729 |
34035172 | PMC8179172 | pmc | 2,361 | {
"abstract": "Significance Army ants form some of the largest insect societies on the planet and famously forage in mass raids, in which many thousands of ants stream out of the nest in search of live prey. Here we show that this complex collective behavior has evolved from group raiding, which is practiced by relat... | 6,562 |
34384219 | PMC8397237 | pmc | 2,362 | {
"abstract": "A novel\nsuperhydrophobic/superoleophilic surface has been developed\nby direct surface condensation of dichloroxylene that results in a\ncontrolled coating of hyper-cross-linked polymers. Specifically, the\ncoating was successfully applied to a melamine formaldehyde sponge\nand optimized by fine-tunin... | 6,495 |
39881373 | PMC11776243 | pmc | 2,363 | {
"abstract": "Background Fungal pretreatment for partial separation of lignocellulosic components may reduce lignocellulose recalcitrance during the production of biofuels and biochemicals. Quantitative and qualitative modification of plant lignin through genetic engineering or traditional breeding may also reduce t... | 5,972 |
38433268 | PMC10910722 | pmc | 2,365 | {
"abstract": "Background The severity and frequency of drought are expected to increase substantially in the coming century and dramatically reduce crop yields. Manipulation of rhizosphere microbiomes is an emerging strategy for mitigating drought stress in agroecosystems. However, little is known about the mechanis... | 4,714 |
27958317 | PMC5153641 | pmc | 2,366 | {
"abstract": "The arch-shaped single electrode based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is fabricated using thin film of reduced graphene oxide nanoribbons (rGONRs) with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer used as binder to effectively convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The incorporation of rGONRs ... | 2,972 |
23555721 | PMC3608662 | pmc | 2,367 | {
"abstract": "In obligate symbioses, the host’s survival relies on the successful acquisition and maintenance of symbionts. Symbionts can either be transferred from parent to offspring via direct inheritance (vertical transmission) or acquired anew each generation from the environment (horizontal transmission). With... | 5,688 |
32676585 | PMC7333181 | pmc | 2,372 | {
"abstract": "Stretchable electronics are of great significance for the development of the next-generation smart interactive systems. Here, we propose an intrinsically stretchable organic tribotronic transistor (SOTT) without a top gate electrode, which is composed of a stretchable substrate, silver nanowire electro... | 5,062 |
37194043 | PMC10186816 | pmc | 2,374 | {
"abstract": "Background The lithospheric microbiome plays a vital role in global biogeochemical cycling, yet their mutual modulation mechanisms remain largely uncharted. Petroleum reservoirs are important lithosphere ecosystems that provide desirable resources for understanding microbial roles in element cycling. H... | 5,231 |
24824794 | PMC4019531 | pmc | 2,375 | {
"abstract": "Coral reef ecosystems are based on coral–zooxanthellae symbiosis. During the initiation of symbiosis, majority of corals acquire their own zooxanthellae (specifically from the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium ) from surrounding environments. The mechanisms underlying the initial establishment of symb... | 4,772 |
36703435 | PMC9814380 | pmc | 2,376 | {
"abstract": "Direct electron transfer at microbial anodes offers high energy conversion efficiency but relies on low concentrations of redox centers on bacterium membranes resulting in low power density. Here a heat-treatment is used to delicately tune nitrogen-doping for atomic matching with Flavin (a diffusive me... | 3,753 |
24375685 | null | s2 | 2,378 | {
"abstract": "Smooth, durable, ultrathin antifouling layers are deposited onto commercial reverse osmosis membranes without damaging them and they exhibit a fouling reduction. A new synergistic approach to antifouling, by coupling surface modification and drinking-water-level chlorination is enabled by the films' un... | 140 |
36314978 | PMC9769858 | pmc | 2,379 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Plant lignin is regarded as an important source for soil humic substances (HSs). Nonetheless, it remains unclear whether microbial metabolism on lignin is related to the genesis of unique HS biological activities (e.g., direct plant stimulation). Here, selected white-rot fungi (i.e., Ganoderm... | 7,522 |
32874778 | PMC7439960 | pmc | 2,380 | {
"abstract": "Corals are associated with diverse microbial assemblages; however, the spatial-temporal dynamics of intra-species microbial interactions are poorly understood. The coral-associated microbial community varies substantially between tissue and mucus microhabitats; however, the factors controlling the occu... | 6,855 |
29194914 | null | s2 | 2,384 | {
"abstract": "The ability to recognize self and to recognize partnering cells allows microorganisms to build social networks that perform functions beyond the capabilities of the individual. In bacteria, recognition typically involves genetic determinants that provide cell surface receptors or diffusible signalling ... | 273 |
35960256 | PMC9805206 | pmc | 2,386 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The congruence between phylogenies of tightly associated groups of organisms (cophylogeny) reflects evolutionary links between ecologically important interactions. However, despite being a classic example of an obligate symbiosis, tests of cophylogeny between scleractinian corals and their pho... | 6,726 |
25225493 | PMC4150442 | pmc | 2,388 | {
"abstract": "The ability of microorganisms to thrive under oxygen-free conditions in subsurface environments relies on the enzymatic reduction of oxidized elements, such as sulfate, ferric iron, or CO 2 , coupled to the oxidation of inorganic or organic compounds. A broad phylogenetic and functional diversity of mi... | 932 |
38930834 | PMC11206051 | pmc | 2,389 | {
"abstract": "Electrospinning is a cost-effective and flexible technology for producing nanofibers with large specific surface areas, functionalized surfaces, and stable structures. In recent years, electrospun nanofibers have attracted more and more attention in electrochemical biosensors due to their excellent mor... | 1,560 |
36245414 | PMC10108327 | pmc | 2,390 | {
"abstract": "The growing consumption of electrical and electronic equipment leads to high\namounts of electronic waste (e-waste), which is now considered the\nfastest-growing waste stream at the national and international levels. As well\nas being a potential secondary resource due to its precious metals content,\n... | 4,975 |
28168102 | PMC5289447 | pmc | 2,391 | {
"abstract": "Background Fungal endophytes are highly diverse ubiquitous asymptomatic microorganisms, some of which appear to be symbiotic. Depending on abiotic conditions and genotype of the plant, the diversity of endophytes may confer fitness benefits to plant communities. Methods We studied a crop wild relative ... | 5,425 |
39511591 | PMC11545793 | pmc | 2,392 | {
"abstract": "Background Microalgae have emerged as sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels and high-value petrochemicals. Despite the commercial potential of microalgae, their low biomass productivity is a significant limiting factor for large-scale production. In the photoautotrophic cultivation of microalgae, ac... | 8,844 |
36652522 | PMC9848640 | pmc | 2,394 | {
"abstract": "Mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations between terrestrial plants and fungi in which fungi obtain nutrients in exchange for plant photosynthates. However, it remains unclear how different types of mycorrhizae affect their host interactions and productivity. Using a long-term experiment with a diversity... | 3,898 |
39497183 | PMC11533408 | pmc | 2,397 | {
"abstract": "Background Corals are the foundational species of coral reefs and coralligenous ecosystems. Their success has been linked to symbioses with microorganisms, and a coral host and its symbionts are therefore considered a single entity, called the holobiont. This suggests that there may be evolutionary lin... | 1,026 |
28381068 | PMC5380558 | pmc | 2,398 | {
"abstract": "A binary spike-time-dependent plasticity (STDP) protocol based on one resistive-switching random access memory (RRAM) device was proposed and experimentally demonstrated in the fabricated RRAM array. Based on the STDP protocol, a novel unsupervised online pattern recognition system including RRAM synap... | 2,184 |
40213002 | PMC11935182 | pmc | 2,399 | {
"abstract": "Compute‐in‐memory (CIM) is a pioneering approach using parallel data processing to eliminate traditional data transmission bottlenecks for faster, energy‐efficient data handling. Crossbar arrays with two‐terminal devices such as memristors and phase‐change memory are commonly employed in CIM, but they ... | 8,590 |
34632243 | PMC8490943 | pmc | 2,400 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Mine wastes pollute the environment with metals and metalloids in toxic concentrations, causing problems for humans and wildlife. Microorganisms colonize and inhabit mine wastes, and can influence the environmental mobility of metals through metabolic activity, biogeochemical cycling and detox... | 2,398 |
32641733 | PMC7343832 | pmc | 2,402 | {
"abstract": "Photosynthetic microorganisms such as cyanobacteria, purple bacteria and microalgae have attracted great interest as promising platforms for economical and sustainable production of bioenergy, biochemicals, and biopolymers. Here, we demonstrate heterotrophic production of spider dragline silk proteins,... | 4,860 |
39419997 | PMC11487081 | pmc | 2,403 | {
"abstract": "Global functional adaptation after local mechanical stimulation, as in mechanobiology and the mimosa plant, is fascinating and ubiquitous in nature. This is achieved by locally sensing mechanical deformation with precise thresholds, processing this information via biochemical circuits, followed by down... | 2,613 |
35028420 | PMC8691124 | pmc | 2,404 | {
"abstract": "Biologists and engineers are making tremendous efforts in contributing to a sustainable and green society. To that end, there is growing interest in waste management and valorisation. Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is the most abundant material on the earth and an inevitable waste predominantly originat... | 5,803 |
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