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PMC11842047
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Summary Constraint-based metabolic models offer a scalable framework to investigate biological systems using optimality principles. Construction and simulation of detailed models that utilize multiple kinds of constraint systems pose a significant coding overhead, complicating implementation o...
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PMC11842047
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Summary Constraint-based metabolic models offer a scalable framework to investigate biological systems using optimality principles. Construction and simulation of detailed models that utilize multiple kinds of constraint systems pose a significant coding overhead, complicating implementation o...
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PMC10629017
pmc
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{ "abstract": "Background Heavy metal contamination has been a severe worldwide environmental issue. For industrial pollutions, heavy metals rarely exist as singular entities. Hence, researches have increasingly focused on the detrimental effect of mixed heavy metal pollution. Genome analysis of Lampropedia strains...
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38475460
PMC10934396
pmc
5,528
{ "abstract": "The application of biostimulants has been proven to be an advantageous tool and an appropriate form of management towards the effective use of natural resources, food security, and the beneficial effects on plant growth and yield. Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are microbes connected with ...
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35641308
PMC9544493
pmc
5,530
{ "abstract": "Summary Fine root endophyte mycorrhizal fungi in the Endogonales (Mucoromycota arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, M‐AMF) are now recognized as at least as important globally as Glomeromycota AMF (G‐AMF), yet little is known about the environmental factors which influence M‐AMF diversity and colonization, pa...
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36821718
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5,531
{ "abstract": "Chemically labile ester linkages can be introduced into lignin by incorporation of monolignol conjugates, which are synthesized in planta by acyltransferases that use a coenzyme A (CoA) thioester donor and a nucleophilic monolignol alcohol acceptor. The presence of these esters facilitates processing a...
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25229207
PMC4199106
pmc
5,532
{ "abstract": "DNA nanostructures constitute attractive devices for logic computing and nanomechanics. An emerging interest is to integrate these two fields and devise intelligent DNA nanorobots. Here we report a reversible logic circuit built on the programmable assembly of a double-stranded (ds) DNA [3]pseudocatena...
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23055455
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{ "abstract": "One on each side: gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) are integrated on a single DNA origami scaffold. Streptavidin-functionalized QDs bind to biotin anchors on one side of the DNA origami, while DNA-coated AuNPs bind through DNA hybridization to single-stranded DNA on the ...
110
35771939
PMC9271185
pmc
5,535
{ "abstract": "Significance Biofilms are an important mode of bacterial growth where surface-attached cells enjoy survival advantages provided by the extracellular matrix composed of secreted, diffusible biopolymers. An important question is how diffusible matrix production can be stable under the evolutionary pressu...
2,302
34208358
PMC8231175
pmc
5,537
{ "abstract": "Cell-free synthetic biology is a maturing field that aims to assemble biomolecular reactions outside cells for compelling applications in drug discovery, metabolic engineering, biomanufacturing, diagnostics, and education. Cell-free systems have several key features. They circumvent mechanisms that hav...
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5,538
{ "abstract": "Across diverse research and application areas, dynamic functionality-such as programmable changes in biochemical property, in mechanical property, or in microscopic or macroscopic architecture-is an increasingly common biomaterials design criterion, joining long-studied criteria such as cytocompatibili...
399
35056492
PMC8779262
pmc
5,540
{ "abstract": "Based on the importance and sensitivity of microbial communities to changes in the forest ecosystem, soil microorganisms can be used to indicate the health of the forest system. The metagenome sequencing was used to analyze the changes of microbial communities between natural and plantation Castanea h...
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PMC10705423
pmc
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{ "abstract": "To adjust to sudden shifts in conditions, microbes possess regulated genetic mechanisms that sense environmental challenges and induce the appropriate responses. The initial evolution of microbes in new environments is thought to be driven by regulatory mutations, but it is not clear how this evolution...
2,037
27128992
PMC5148194
pmc
5,543
{ "abstract": "Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) occur in the roots of most plants and are an ecologically important component of the soil microbiome. Richness of AMF taxa is a strong driver of plant diversity and productivity, thus providing a rationale for characterizing AMF diversity in natural ecosystems. Conseq...
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36770256
PMC9919079
pmc
5,544
{ "abstract": "A three-terminal synaptic transistor enables more accurate controllability over the conductance compared with traditional two-terminal synaptic devices for the synaptic devices in hardware-oriented neuromorphic systems. In this work, we fabricated IGZO-based three-terminal devices comprising HfAlO x a...
5,082
37292929
PMC10245885
pmc
5,545
{ "abstract": "While artificial machine learning systems achieve superhuman performance in specific tasks such as language processing, image and video recognition, they do so use extremely large datasets and huge amounts of power. On the other hand, the brain remains superior in several cognitively challenging tasks ...
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PMC4500129
pmc
5,547
{ "abstract": "The increasing ease of producing nucleic acids and proteins to specification offers potential for design and fabrication of artificial synthetic “organisms” with a myriad of possible capabilities. The prospects for these synthetic organisms are significant, with potential applications in diverse fields...
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PMC4990128
pmc
5,548
{ "abstract": "Summary Bacteria of the SAR11 clade constitute up to one half of all microbial cells in the oxygen-rich surface ocean. DNA sequences from SAR11 are also abundant in oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) where oxygen falls below detection and anaerobic microbes play important roles in converting bioavailable nitr...
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PMC8143649
pmc
5,549
{ "abstract": "Proteomics and metaproteomics are important tools for studying the spatiotemporal heterogeneous ecosystem in our gut. We review strategies and their applications to gut ecology studies, such as building a dynamical model of the MLI.", "conclusion": "CONCLUSION We are still at the early stage of explo...
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PMC9119000
pmc
5,552
{ "abstract": "Abstract The goal of cost-effective production of fuels and chemicals from biomass has been a substantial driver of the development of the field of metabolic engineering. The resulting design principles and procedures provide a guide for the development of cost-effective methods for degradation, and po...
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PMC6542837
pmc
5,555
{ "abstract": "A biofilm has a unique structure composed of microorganisms, extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs), etc., and it is layered on a substrate in water. In material science, it is important to detect the biofilm formed on a surface to prevent biofouling. EPSs, the major component of the biofilm, mainly...
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PMC4495169
pmc
5,556
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Multicellular biofilm formation and surface motility are bacterial behaviors considered mutually exclusive. However, the basic decision to move over or stay attached to a surface is poorly understood. Here, we discover that in Bacillus subtilis , the key root biofilm-controlling transcription...
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PMC7027739
pmc
5,558
{ "abstract": "Abstract Species‐rich plant communities have been shown to be more productive and to exhibit increased long‐term soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. Soil microorganisms are central to the conversion of plant organic matter into SOC, yet the relationship between plant diversity, soil microbial growth, tu...
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{ "abstract": "Cyanobacteria of the genus Trichodesmium provide about 80 Tg of fixed nitrogen to the surface ocean per year and contribute to marine biogeochemistry, including the sequestration of carbon dioxide. Trichodesmium fixes nitrogen in the daylight, despite the incompatibility of the nitrogenase enzyme with ...
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PMC8450586
pmc
5,560
{ "abstract": "In the plant rhizosphere and endosphere, some fungal and bacterial species regularly co-exist, however, our knowledge about their co-existence patterns is quite limited, especially during invasion by bacterial wilt pathogens. In this study, the fungal communities from soil to endophytic compartments we...
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{ "abstract": "Interbacterial antagonism can significantly impact microbiome assembly and stability and can potentially be exploited to modulate microbes and microbial communities in diverse environments, ranging from natural habitats to industrial bioreactors. Here we highlight key mechanisms of interspecies antagon...
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38733019
PMC11086169
pmc
5,562
{ "abstract": "The burgeoning interest in intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and the widespread adoption of in-vehicle amenities like infotainment have spurred a heightened fascination with vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs). Multi-hop routing protocols are pivotal in actualizing these in-vehicle services, such...
2,958
36399572
PMC9674295
pmc
5,563
{ "abstract": "Micro-objects stick tenaciously to each other—a well-known show-stopper in microtechnology and in handling micro-objects. Inspired by the trigger plant, we explore a mechanical metastructure for overcoming adhesion involving a snap-action mechanism. We analyze the nonlinear mechanical response of curve...
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PMC10877092
pmc
5,564
{ "abstract": "Abstract The effective utilization of cellulose and hemicellulose, the main components of plant biomass, is a key technical obstacle that needs to be overcome for the economic viability of lignocellulosic biorefineries. Here, we firstly demonstrated that the thermophilic cellulolytic fungus Myceliopht...
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36074002
PMC9709963
pmc
5,566
{ "abstract": "Abstract The sunburst anemone Anthopleura sola is an abundant species inhabiting the intertidal zone of coastal California. Historically, this species has extended from Baja California, Mexico to as far north as Monterey Bay, CA. However, recently the geographic range of this species has expanded to ...
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34390514
PMC9291133
pmc
5,568
{ "abstract": "Abstract Bacteria often cooperate by secreting molecules that can be shared as public goods between cells. Because the production of public goods is subject to cheating by mutants that exploit the good without contributing to it, there has been great interest in elucidating the evolutionary forces that...
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PMC3058493
pmc
5,570
{ "abstract": "Foragers can improve search efficiency, and ultimately fitness, by using social information: cues and signals produced by other animals that indicate food location or quality. Social information use has been well studied in predator–prey systems, but its functioning within a trophic level remains poorl...
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PMC9919609
pmc
5,571
{ "abstract": "Tiny machine learning (TinyML) has become an emerging field according to the rapid growth in the area of the internet of things (IoT). However, most deep learning algorithms are too complex, require a lot of memory to store data, and consume an enormous amount of energy for calculation/data movement; t...
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PMC11356974
pmc
5,572
{ "abstract": "(1) Background: Plant diversity has long been assumed to predict soil microbial diversity. The mutualistic symbiosis between forest trees and ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi favors strong correlations of EM fungal diversity with host density in terrestrial ecosystems. Nevertheless, in contrast with host tre...
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{ "abstract": "Immunodominance refers to the phenomenon in which simultaneous T cell responses against multiple target epitopes organize themselves into distinct and reproducible hierarchies. In many cases, eliminating the response to the most dominant epitope allows responses to subdominant epitopes to expand more f...
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PMC4839258
pmc
5,574
{ "abstract": "As habitats change due to global and local pressures, population resilience, and adaptive processes depend not only on their gene pools but also on their associated bacteria communities. The hologenome can play a determinant role in adaptive evolution of higher organisms that rely on their bacterial as...
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PMC9731602
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{ "abstract": "Abstract Due to their versatility and the high biomass yield produced, cultivation of phototrophic organisms is an increasingly important field. In general, open ponds are chosen to do it because of economic reasons; however, this strategy has several drawbacks such as poor control of culture condition...
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PMC4425913
pmc
5,580
{ "abstract": "Background Lactic acid is the building block of poly-lactic acid (PLA), a biopolymer that could be set to replace petroleum-based plastics. To make lactic acid production cost-effective, the production process should be carried out at low pH, in low-nutrient media, and with a low-cost carbon source. Ye...
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22900014
PMC3416842
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{ "abstract": "We study the properties of the dynamical phase transition occurring in neural network models in which a competition between associative memory and sequential pattern recognition exists. This competition occurs through a weighted mixture of the symmetric and asymmetric parts of the synaptic matrix. Thro...
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27386515
PMC4928996
pmc
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{ "abstract": "We identify the first quantitative trait loci for antioxidant capacity in corals, providing possible new avenues for management and restoration approaches.", "introduction": "INTRODUCTION The impacts of global climate change, ocean acidification, and other anthropogenic disturbances are growing conce...
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34594312
PMC8478078
pmc
5,586
{ "abstract": "In natural and agricultural ecosystems, survival and growth of plants depend substantially on residing microbes in the endosphere and rhizosphere. Although numerous studies have reported the presence of plant-growth promoting bacteria and fungi in below-ground biomes, it remains a major challenge to un...
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{ "abstract": "Amphiphlic block copolymers consisting of hydrophilic, poly(acrylic acid) randomly decorated with acrylate groups and hydrophobic, rubbery poly(n-butyl acrylate) self-assembled into well-defined micelles with an average diameter of ~21 nm. Radical polymerization of acrylamide in the presence of the cro...
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PMC3953072
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{ "abstract": "In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the research and development of sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. Using photosynthetic microorganisms to produce such alternatives is advantageous, since they can achieve direct conversion of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the de...
6,032
35298339
PMC8944584
pmc
5,591
{ "abstract": "Significance Horizontal gene transfer (HGT)—the transfer of DNA between lineages—is responsible for a large proportion of the genetic variation that contributes to evolution in microbial populations. While HGT can bring beneficial genetic innovation, the transfer of DNA from other species or strains ca...
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PMC11062418
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5,592
{ "abstract": "Abstract Major progress in developing Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that utilize the pentose sugar xylose has been achieved. However, the high inhibitor content of lignocellulose hydrolysates still hinders efficient xylose fermentation, which remains a major obstacle for commercially viable second...
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26613343
PMC5029182
pmc
5,594
{ "abstract": "Dense microbial groups such as bacterial biofilms commonly contain a diversity of cell types that define their functioning. However, we have a limited understanding of what maintains, or purges, this diversity. Theory suggests that resource levels are key to understanding diversity and the spatial arra...
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PMC10272358
pmc
5,595
{ "abstract": "Introduction \n Burkholderia thailandensis is a study model for Burkholderia pseudomallei , a highly virulent pathogen, known to be the causative agent of melioidosis and a potential bioterrorism agent. These two bacteria use an (acyl-homoserine lactone) AHL-mediated quorum sensing (QS) system to reg...
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{ "abstract": "Fabricating powerful neuromorphic chips the size of a thumb requires miniaturizing their basic units: synapses and neurons. The challenge for neurons is to scale them down to submicrometer diameters while maintaining the properties that allow for reliable information processing: high signal to noise ra...
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PMC5622926
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5,601
{ "abstract": "Effects of biodiversity on productivity are more likely to be expressed when there is greater potential for niche complementarity. In soil, chemically complex pools of nutrient resources should provide more opportunities for niche complementarity than chemically simple pools. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fung...
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PMC11344385
pmc
5,602
{ "abstract": "Background At lower concentrations copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni) are trace metals essential for some bacterial enzymes. At higher concentrations they might alter and inhibit microbial functioning in a bioreactor treating wastewater. We investigated the effect of incremental concentrations of C...
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31179193
PMC6545100
pmc
5,603
{ "abstract": "Background Cultivars of bahiagrass ( Paspalum notatum Flüggé) are widely used for pasture in the Southeastern USA. Soil microbial communities are unexplored in bahiagrass and they may be cultivar-dependent, as previously proven for other grass species. Understanding the influence of cultivar selection...
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PMC11787353
pmc
5,604
{ "abstract": "Artificial neural networks have advanced due to scaling dimensions, but conventional computing struggles with inefficiencies due to memory bottlenecks. In-memory computing architectures using memristor devices offer promise but face challenges due to hardware non-idealities. This work proposes layer en...
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PMC6690927
pmc
5,605
{ "abstract": "Benthic foraminifera are known to play an important role in marine carbon and nitrogen cycles. Here, we report an enrichment of sulphur cycle -associated bacteria inside intertidal benthic foraminifera ( Ammonia sp. (T6), Haynesina sp. (S16) and Elphidium sp. (S5)), using a metabarcoding approach ...
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PMC9795978
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{ "abstract": "Abstract The extensive use of petrochemicals has produced serious environmental pollution problems; fortunately, bioremediation is considered an efficient way to fight against pollution. In line with Synthetic Biology is that robust microbial chassis with an expanded ability to remove environmental pol...
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PMC11947988
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5,607
{ "abstract": "Abstract Malonic acid (MA) is a high‐value‐added chemical with significant applications in the polymers, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Microbial production of MA presents enzyme inefficiencies, competitive metabolic pathways, and dispersive carbon flux, which collectively limit its biosynthesis....
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{ "abstract": "Herein, peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are employed in the design of a participatory duplex PNA-peptide crosslinking agent. Biophysical and mechanical studies show that crosslinkers present during peptide assembly leading to hydrogelation participate in the formation of fibrils while simultaneously insta...
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{ "abstract": "The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a water-swollen, tissue-specific material environment in which biophysiochemical signals are organized and influence cell behaviors. Electrospun nanofibrous substrates have been pursued as platforms for tissue engineering and cell studies that recapitulate features of ...
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PMC11476194
pmc
5,615
{ "abstract": "The efficient production of biobased organic acids is crucial to move to a more sustainable and eco-friendly economy, where muconic acid is gaining interest as a versatile platform chemical to produce industrial building blocks, including adipic acid and terephthalic acid. In this study, a Saccharomyc...
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PMC2872612
pmc
5,616
{ "abstract": "Sustainable biofuel alternatives to fossil fuel energy are hampered by recalcitrance and toxicity of biomass substrates to microbial biocatalysts. To address this issue, we present a culture-independent functional metagenomic platform for mining Nature's vast enzymatic reservoir and show its relevance ...
4,773
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PMC9636870
pmc
5,617
{ "abstract": "Coral reefs are declining worldwide primarily because of bleaching and subsequent mortality resulting from thermal stress. Currently, extensive efforts to engage in more holistic research and restoration endeavors have considerably expanded the techniques applied to examine coral samples. Despite such ...
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{ "abstract": "We synthesized and characterized a new family of di-block copolymers based on the amino acid sequences of " }
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PMC6597161
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5,622
{ "abstract": "Integration of trees in agroforestry systems can increase the system sustainability compared to monocultures. The resulting increase in system complexity is likely to affect soil-N cycling by altering soil microbial community structure and functions. Our study aimed to assess the abundance of genes enc...
4,075
32580337
PMC7357121
pmc
5,623
{ "abstract": "Bacteria use quorum sensing signaling for cell-to-cell communication, which is also important for their interactions with plant hosts. Quorum sensing via N -acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) is important for successful symbioses between legumes and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. Previous studies have shown t...
6,309
36516226
PMC9797087
pmc
5,624
{ "abstract": "Feedforward network models performing classification tasks rely on highly convergent output units that collect the information passed on by preceding layers. Although convergent output-unit like neurons may exist in some biological neural circuits, notably the cerebellar cortex, neocortical circuits do...
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34949814
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{ "abstract": "How and when the microbiome modulates host adaptation remains an evolutionary puzzle, despite evidence that the extended genetic repertoire of the microbiome can shape host phenotypes and fitness. One complicating factor is that the microbiome is often transmitted imperfectly across host generations, l...
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37847029
PMC10715075
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5,627
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Understanding the changes in bacterial community structure in different microenvironments of Camellia oleifera is essential to better explore the benign interaction between beneficial microorganisms and plants. Using Camellia oleifera trees, a Chinese wooden oil plant as a model ecosystem,...
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37799163
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{ "abstract": "DNA origami is a promising technology for its reproducibility, flexibility, scalability and biocompatibility. Among the several potential applications, DNA origami has been proposed as a tool for drug delivery and as a contrast agent, since a conformational change upon specific target interaction may b...
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PMC10030830
pmc
5,629
{ "abstract": "Neurobiological systems continually interact with the surrounding environment to refine their behaviour toward the best possible reward. Achieving such learning by experience is one of the main challenges of artificial intelligence, but currently it is hindered by the lack of hardware capable of plasti...
4,654
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PMC11275114
pmc
5,630
{ "abstract": "Microbial alkane degradation pathways provide biological routes for converting these hydrocarbons into higher-value products. We recently reported the functional expression of a methyl-alkylsuccinate synthase (Mas) system in Escherichia coli , allowing for the heterologous anaerobic activation of shor...
3,997
36923508
PMC10009093
pmc
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{ "abstract": "Highlights • Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was engineered to overexpress quorum sensing genes. • Engineered cells exhibited enhanced mineral attachment. • Engineered cells led to higher bioleaching efficiencies of covellite under low iron conditions. • The afeI gene under control of the tac promo...
3,711
39215820
PMC11365853
pmc
5,632
{ "abstract": "Coral reefs rely heavily on reef fish for their health, yet overfishing has resulted in their decline, leading to an increase in fast-growing algae and changes in reef ecosystems, a phenomenon described as the phase-shift. A clearer understanding of the intricate interplay between herbivorous, their fo...
8,075
39149420
PMC11324577
pmc
5,633
{ "abstract": "Bacterial biofilms are organized heterogeneous assemblages of microbial cells encased within a self-produced matrix of exopolysaccharides, extracellular DNA and proteins. Over the last decade, more and more biofilm-associated proteins have been discovered and investigated. Furthermore, omics techniques...
1,571
35757877
PMC9234814
pmc
5,634
{ "abstract": "Global warming, habitat loss and overexploitation of limited resources are leading to alarming biodiversity declines. Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems that display multiple alternative states and can shift from one to another in abrupt ways. Some of these tipping points have been identified and ...
3,610
33536879
PMC7848953
pmc
5,635
{ "abstract": "Animals rely on internal motivational states to make decisions. The role of motivational salience in decision making is in early stages of mathematical understanding. Here, we propose a reinforcement learning framework that relies on neural networks to learn optimal ongoing behavior for dynamically cha...
5,683
39414881
PMC11484895
pmc
5,636
{ "abstract": "Understanding how coral reefs respond to disturbances is fundamental to assessing their resistance and resilience, particularly in the context of climate change. Due to the escalating frequency and intensity of coral bleaching events, it is essential to evaluate spatio-temporal responses of coral reef ...
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33885483
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{ "abstract": "Through targeted binding to the cell membrane, structural DNA nanotechnology has the potential to guide and affix biomolecules such as drugs, growth factors and nanobiosensors to the surfaces of cells. In this study, we investigated the targeted binding efficiency of three distinct DNA origami shapes t...
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35630345
PMC9147336
pmc
5,638
{ "abstract": "Rhizospheric plant–microbe interactions have dynamic importance in sustainable agriculture systems that have a reduced reliance on agrochemicals. Rhizosphere signaling focuses on the interactions between plants and the surrounding symbiotic microorganisms that facilitate the development of rhizobiome d...
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PMC193635
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{ "abstract": "With 16 complete archaeal genomes sequenced to date, comparative genomics has revealed a conserved core of 313 genes that are represented in all sequenced archaeal genomes, plus a variable 'shell' that is prone to lineage-specific gene loss and horizontal gene exchange." }
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PMC4539577
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{ "abstract": "Ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizers are collectively responsible for the aerobic oxidation of ammonia via nitrite to nitrate and play essential roles for the global biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. The physiology of these nitrifying microbes has been intensively studied since the first experiments of Sergei W...
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PMC11535045
pmc
5,643
{ "abstract": "Materials scientists have taken a learn-from-nature approach to study the structure-property relationships of natural materials. Here we introduce a nature-inspired composite architecture showing a hierarchical assembly of granular-like building blocks with specific topological textures. The structural...
3,121
21845185
PMC3145257
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5,646
{ "abstract": "Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays an important role in the evolution of life on the Earth. This view is supported by numerous occasions of HGT that are recorded in the genomes of all three domains of living organisms. HGT-mediated rapid evolution is especially noticeable among the Bacteria, which de...
702
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PMC10457335
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{ "abstract": "Upscaling the utilization of polymer wastes together with the valorization of undesirable waste rice straw (RS) will minimize the environmental impact of waste disposal by traditional tools. This present work assesses the utilization of polyethylene terephthalate wastes in enhancing the production of p...
5,292
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PMC6940699
pmc
5,649
{ "abstract": "Cyanobacterial biofuels have the potential to reduce the cost and climate impacts of biofuel production because primary carbon fixation and conversion to fuel are completed together in the cultivation of the cyanobacteria. Cyanobacterial biofuels, therefore, do not rely on costly organic carbon feedsto...
3,241
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PMC11750059
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5,650
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT With many species interacting in nature, determining which interactions describe community dynamics is nontrivial. By applying a computational modeling approach to an extensive field survey, we assessed the importance of interactions from plants (both inter‐ and intra‐specific), pollinators an...
5,435
39095421
PMC11297175
pmc
5,651
{ "abstract": "Most triblock copolymer-based physical hydrogels form three-dimensional networks through micellar packing, and formation of polymer loops represents a topological defect that diminishes hydrogel elasticity. This effect can be mitigated by maximizing the fraction of elastically effective bridges in the ...
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29090283
PMC5651552
pmc
5,654
{ "abstract": "The microbially derived polyhydroxyalkanoates biopolymers could impact the global climate scenario by replacing the conventional non-degradable, petrochemical-based polymer. The biogenesis, characterization and properties of PHAs by Bacillus species using renewable substrates have been elaborated by ...
1,686
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PMC5052336
pmc
5,655
{ "abstract": "Spore counts, species composition and richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and soil glomalin contents were evaluated in a soil contaminated with Zn, Cu, Cd and Pb after rehabilitation by partial replacement of the contaminated soil with non-contaminated soil, and by Eucalyptus camaldulensis plan...
3,856
37333661
PMC10272403
pmc
5,656
{ "abstract": "Microbial communities can be considered complex adaptive systems. Understanding how these systems arise from different components and how the dynamics of microbial interactions allow for species coexistence are fundamental questions in ecology. To address these questions, we built a three-species synth...
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33731836
PMC8397785
pmc
5,657
{ "abstract": "Microbial populations often experience fluctuations in nutrient complexity in their natural environment such as between high molecular weight polysaccharides and simple monosaccharides. However, it is unclear if cells can adopt growth behaviors that allow individuals to optimally respond to differences...
3,426
35500122
PMC9171643
pmc
5,658
{ "abstract": "Significance Corals exhibit highly variable responses to marine heat waves as well as to local biological and ecological circumstances that moderate them across reef seascapes. This variability makes identifying refugia—reefs possessing conditions that increase coral resilience—nearly impossible with t...
1,190
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PMC9037638
pmc
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{ "abstract": "Furfural is a promising renewable platform molecule derived from hemi-cellulose, which can be further converted to fossil fuel alternatives and valuable chemicals due to its highly functionalized molecular structure. This mini-review summarizes the recent progress in the chemo-catalytic and/or bio-cata...
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s2
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{ "abstract": "Superhydrophobic, porous, 3D materials composed of poly( ε -caprolactone) (PCL) and the hydrophobic polymer dopant poly(glycerol monostearate- " }
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23029297
PMC3454355
pmc
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{ "abstract": "A water drop on a superhydrophobic surface that is pinned by wire loops can be reproducibly cut without formation of satellite droplets. Drops placed on low-density polyethylene surfaces and Teflon-coated glass slides were cut with superhydrophobic knives of low-density polyethylene and treated copper ...
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27801909
PMC5322295
pmc
5,669
{ "abstract": "The cellulolytic protist Trichonympha agilis in the termite gut permanently hosts two symbiotic bacteria, ‘ Candidatus Endomicrobium trichonymphae' and ‘ Candidatus Desulfovibrio trichonymphae'. The former is an intracellular symbiont, and the latter is almost intracellular but still connected to t...
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36133945
PMC9417631
pmc
5,670
{ "abstract": "Cellulose, the most abundant natural polymer, has good biocompatibility, biodegradability, and non-toxicity, which make it and its derivatives promising candidates for the fabrication of multifunctional materials, while maintaining sustainability and environmental friendliness. The combination of elect...
1,467
28333583
PMC5467749
pmc
5,672
{ "abstract": "To efficiently learn from feedback, cortical networks need to update\nsynaptic weights on multiple levels of cortical hierarchy. An effective and\nwell-known algorithm for computing such changes in synaptic weights is the error\nbackpropagation algorithm. However, in this algorithm, the change in synap...
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36792670
PMC9932165
pmc
5,673
{ "abstract": "The process of natural silk production in the spider major ampullate (Ma) gland endows dragline silk with extraordinary mechanical properties and the potential for biomimetic applications. However, the precise genetic roles of the Ma gland during this process remain unknown. Here, we performed a system...
3,643
31737024
PMC6831723
pmc
5,674
{ "abstract": "The plant economics spectrum proposes that ecological traits are functionally coordinated and adapt along environmental gradients. However, empirical evidence is mixed about whether aboveground and root traits are consistently linked and which environmental factors drive functional responses. Here we m...
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28649958
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{ "abstract": "Advances in synthetic biology allow us to engineer bacterial collectives with pre-specified characteristics. However, the behavior of these collectives is difficult to understand, as cellular growth and division as well as extra-cellular fluid flow lead to complex, changing arrangements of cells within...
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PMC7144587
pmc
5,677
{ "abstract": "Rhizospheric and endophytic fungi are key factors which influence plant fitness and soil fertility. Atractylodes macrocephala is one of the best-known perennial herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. Continuous cropping has been shown to have a negative effect on its growth and renders it more s...
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